With the release of Classic no straight set of rules have been set for the challenge for this iteration of the game. I have adopted most of the rules for Classic but changed a few. If there are any suggestions I will consider them. This is a personal challenge and not tracked by anything. If you cheat you only cheat yourself.
Rules:
NO DYING! (if you die, delete your character)
Guilds are fine but no grouping or mailing gear, gold, materials (from alts or friends)
Level to 60 as an Arms Warrior
Only 2 Handed Axes or 2 Handed Swords
Throwing Axes are fine but no daggers, bows, guns, or crossbows
Helms are fine as Barbarians did wear Helms
Only Leather Armor (Cloth is fine when in the starter zone, but replace as soon as possible)
No Mail or Plate Armor
Any Quality of Armor is fine (Grey, Uncommon, Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
Any Race Available
Barbarians live off the land
Only primary professions allowed: Leatherworking / Skinning
Secondary Professions Allowed: First Aid / Cooking / Fishing
No Dungeons or Raids
No Battlegrounds
Open World PVP is fine as long as you don’t group
Talents: https://classic.wowhead.com/talent-calc/warrior/353253213525100031
With this build you will have 2-7 points extra to use where you would like depending on if you take Axe or Sword Specialization or both.
Skills: No Fury or Protection skills only Arms and Defense allowed.
Only using Items you craft, find, or get as a quest reward (this includes Potions)
Generally those who create their own challenges get a sense of satisfaction if they complete, and a sense of the game being harder than normal and requiring more time and effort on their part. (There’s a pride in playing “hard mode” that really works for some people.)
I’m curious whether they include any rules about stances - like only using Berserker once they have it, or only using Battle.
I just don’t see how this challenge would even be possible with this pair. The moment you get into World PvP, odds are you will die at least once.
Also, unless youre streaming the entire run from 1-60, its all meaningless because youre just counting on people to be honest… Amd when have people, particularly people on the internet, PARTICULARLY people in online games, been accused of being exceptionally honest???
Yeah Arnold’s buddy who looked like Bruce Dickinson from Maiden in that movie. He was also the security guard in Running Man. Also on the Conan topic, Conan did die and was rezzed too, for the OP at least one death should be ok. Except for the not dying part I like the idea, it’s very very hard as a warrior not to die leveling up in this game.
Update on my status in this competition. I made it to level 9 last night and was doing the quest outside Org to collect venom sacs. All went well, collected the sacs and returned to Org to get the cure. On my way back I ran into a scorpid by the quest turn in. He got me low as he infected me with poison but i lived only to have a raptor run up and gank me. RIP. Ill try again later this week.
I created a pretty crazy challenge for myself when I used to play Fallout New Vegas a lot. Melee only, no fast travel, hardcore mode only, no stimpaks, no using vendors of any kind, only saving at key story points, etc etc etc. It was a lot of fun, but it took me forever to complete. I will applaud you up here from frosty Canada if you make it to level 40!