Why are some zones set with a min_status?

[trevius]

I kinda doubt the difference between 80 and 100 in the table are intentional. The intention is just to lock normal players out of the zones with a min_status set. Most likely, since different expansions/zones were added to the DB at different times, possibly by different people, and maybe some even from SQL that was not directly from the PEQ team, the min_status used to keep people out was probably varied by whoever created that entry. In other words, I don't think there is any significant reasoning behind the 80/100 difference.

[MotorX007]

The 80 vs 100 status as far as accessing a zone definitely isn't intended (basically just GM or not). But there are different access levels for different GMs/Guides on PEQ for other commands. You will see it in the quest code as well, allowing some levels of GM to carry raids into test zones etc.