ZoneLock Rules
Goal: Complete clear of Azeroth zone by zone, patch by patch. 5 rules that shape the challenge.
1
All The Things 100%
I cannot leave the zone until the ATT addon shows 100% — quests, achievements, items, professions. Everything ATT tracks for that zone must be closed.
Exception: Mega Rares (drop <0.01%) — optional. Preferred, but they don't block progress.
2
Level Lock
My character level is locked per patch. This preserves world scaling and prevents content from becoming trivial — at max level, mobs and zones lose their meaning.
Expansion Lock
Classic / TBC / WotLK 35
Cataclysm / Mists of Pandaria 40
Warlords of Draenor 45
Legion 50
Battle for Azeroth 55
Shadowlands 65
Dragonflight 75
The War Within / Midnight Max
3
Full self-sufficiency
No heirlooms (Heirlooms), no gold or item transfers from main or alts. Everything on this character — earned by this character.
4
Gear restriction
I can only use items that I looted or crafted in the current or an already completed zone. Future-zone content is off-limits — even if it falls into my hands.
5
30-hour rule (Auction House)
As Bad Luck Protection for Mega Rares — I can buy one item on the Auction House once per 30 hours of grinding in a zone. Only for gold farmed by this character.