[Retail] I’m a new/young complitionist and sometimes collector and I struggle keeping track of daily and weekly loots. How do you keep track of it? For example, if there’s a boss that drops once a week and you just looted it but didn’t get the item, how do you keep track of it so that you know to wait a week till next time?
So in general, how do you keep track if you’re a collector/completionist? Thanks in advance.
Some people tend to use addons to do it for them.
Others by memory.
And when it comes to rares/world bosses, the game usually does it for you.
I have a notebook for my main toons that has the quests I have done in each zone.
What the last quest was and what quest I dropped and where to find it.
I also have adhd and ocd
The feedback loops must be impressive to behold.
It’s crazy. I play other games and have note books there as well.
Simple answer is I don’t.
I try not to sweat it.
If there is something in particular a really want to try get, a mount or usually a mog, I’ll rely on memory and in game calendar (memory fails more often than not).
I could go a reset and run many many characters, then come the next week, poof! it’s gone.
Every Tuesday I write a weekly to-do list in a notebook to keep track of the things I want or like to do in game. I actually I have them dating all the way back to TBC. I also maintain spreadsheets to keep track of my weekly mount and appearance farming for old dungeons and raids.
You’re not alone man.
I have a friend who charts his stats as he levels and changes gear.
He does it every 5 lvls
If you aren’t already aware of it, it sounds like what you want here is the /raidinfo command. It will list all your current lockouts in case you’ve lost track of which instances you have or haven’t done yet.
That might require a little cross-checking if you have a list of items you are chasing. Although I do occasionally set up a spreadsheet, I rarely set myself goals that I can’t keep track of in my head.
In general I usually just use SimpleArmory to see what I’m missing.
Oh might try that. Tyty
I’m sure there are addons for that sort of thing, but I just create text files on my desktop for WoW-related checklists. Every time there is a new event, I create another checklist for it.
I generally use addons to present the collectibles, but if I ever want to dig my heels in and really go after something, I have to rotate through all the characters I’m chasing it with in one sitting or I’ll probably forget which ones I did it with and/or lose interest in doing it with them later. 
There are a wide swath of options depending on your availability, desire, and preferances.
Executive Assistant - An addon that allows you to spend a undetermined amount of time setting your goals in bullet form that list on a drop down menu. Once you understand the addon. (Takes a bit).
You have the default D- Daily, W-Weekly, M-Monthly lockouts / goals.
There are options for per character goals and account goals. Every time you log on a new character a new list can show.
The downside to this is that it doesnt automatically remove or add items.
That said, its fun, enjoyable and a bit addicting to meet your goals.
Wordpad -Notepad - are my go to choices. Its an easily updatable and configurable choice. Copy pasting links from wowhead, fan sites, useful weak auras, w/e.
I lost interest with Executive Assistant for this choice years ago.
There is an updated version of Executive Assistant called, something. Im not home for the next week to check. Its great. You can link Achievements, out of game links too (I think). In your to do list.
Spreadsheets- if you are an Excel fan. Primo. You can do wonders with charts, stat tracking, colour schemes, ranges, hell. Sky is up.
Its far more time consuming.
AllTheThings Addon.
This addon at its basics, will load every item in the game and where there are looted from.
Every heading has a shift click for world locations for coordinates, map icons, (if you have TomTom enabled), a directional area where to go.
The same method works for quests. Breadcrumb locations. Rares.
There are extremely detailed footnotes when you hover over each item that details where, when, and how a thing is obtained. If its not clear.
Every lockout you complete will show you a checkmark next to raid if you completes it for the week. Per toon. Per difficulty
Lastly, Dataforazeroth.com will allow you to load your character / account profile from armory to show you world rankings. Click on any character will let you see individual tracking types.
Each type will show every missing / remaining item. With a direct link to wowhead and those lucrative comment sections.
There are also a variety of discords that update all the new content and all the things to do for completionists in so much raw glory.
I use “All The Things” addon…tracks EVERYTHING
If you have a lot of alts, I recommend the addon Saved Instances. I have 15 characters that I regularly play, and this addon lets me see at a glance what each alt has done during the week. It can track lockouts, currencies, weekly and daily quests, pretty much anything and you can customize what it shows you.