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IK-Tal-Aran said 2 minutes ago:

"guides spreadsheets builders stuff"

Neuralparadox said 79 minutes ago:

"I go with instinct, and personal knowledge of the game."

Illiandos said 117 minutes ago:

"I use Wowhead for my WoW characters, and I usually add up things myself for any other game."

Darkfire1 said 2 hours ago:

"One man mob.com"

squishy101 said 2 hours ago:

"cake?"

iRyan said 4 hours ago:

"Notepad."

Kallystra said 4 hours ago:

"I don't use any of that, I don't really plan. The only thing I really plan out is the name :) I'm horrible at coming up with a name xD But I recently started using a Skill Planner for my UM toons since I didn't want to screw them up"

GamerAlex said 5 hours ago:

"I use a calculator every once and a while, but other than that, I never really thought about using that stuff to plan my characters."

Konril said 6 hours ago:

"Open Office is a big one I've been using recently. Yes, I build my own spreadsheets."

lilrossi said 6 hours ago:

"calcs / talent calcs / mind"

Mandoralen said 7 hours ago:

"My Brain...mostly...character sheet to record them "

Jinko said 9 hours ago:

"I tend to look for websites that support whatever game I'm playing and from there I'll look for player's opinions on builds or strategies if I'm not having a lot of success in the direction that I'm going. I like to explore the game experience first before I venture off to sites like that though. Otherwise, aren't we just playing with elaborate calculators in order to do math that has the best result? "

Sharleth said 9 hours ago:

"For the music I play I use Excel to organize them and make sure I don't use an alias twice. Also I used Wikipedia to learn more about game characters."

Vinguard said 10 hours ago:

"hmm dunno"

gamesmaster006 said 10 hours ago:

"i dont plan my characters i let them develop with me and i think this is the funnest way to do it"

McHearty said 11 hours ago:

"I do a lot of research(wikis forums etc) before I work on a character I'm going to be playing for a long time."

alth0r said 12 hours ago:

"None, do it in my head."

Balur said 13 hours ago:

"Everything easily useable."

ansga said 13 hours ago:

"Spreadsheets, gear lists... everything i can get my hands on."

Snuggletummy said 14 hours ago:

"I don't plan."

Taulina said 15 hours ago:

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Ryunaito said 19 hours ago:

"I actually rarely use tools, but if ever I do its mostly web based..."

Pucko said 20 hours ago:

"EVE Mon Skillcalculator"

BeefcaketheMighty said 22 hours ago:

"none"

kaungsanthu said 23 hours ago:

"Nothing, spoils the fun of the game."

Cretor said 24 hours ago:

"Usually just talent calcs from the games i play"

Blakkmantis said 24 hours ago:

"I don't use any. My characters grow as they grow, just like in real life."

Sixsinenine said 26 hours ago:

"More and more recently."

CapyHowdy696 said 26 hours ago:

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Sito9 said 27 hours ago:

"Killing"

Hollis126 said 27 hours ago:

"none"

Griefshire said 28 hours ago:

"Pre-made character builders or pen and paper scratch work"

SIe172172 said 29 hours ago:

"calculators and builders"

Superficial said 29 hours ago:

"Quest Helper, Rune Watch, Auctioneer"

KiThalTheVirulent said 30 hours ago:

"My brain."

sharpshooter975 said 31 hours ago:

"i dont"

D4saken2 said 32 hours ago:

"I use talent calculators that's about it"

Lixi said 32 hours ago:

"I used WoWHead once, mostly I plan my specs on the fly -- I'm that good."

Cinth-Degree said 33 hours ago:

"What?! Lame!"

rivens said 34 hours ago:

"All the above"

Hy3RiD said 34 hours ago:

"i dont"

SatanTrip said 35 hours ago:

" Wow armory talent calculator "

Samhein2 said 35 hours ago:

"Pen and Paper.... or the printer if I'm feeling frisky."

achivmentninjas said 37 hours ago:

"none"

Daez said 37 hours ago:

"Notepads, website research, i look at other character specs"

ThirdCoastBoyz said 39 hours ago:

"I don't - just kinda wing it"

BloodWild said 40 hours ago:

"Dont use any"

Wootnessy said 41 hours ago:

"none"

Sheherazade said 46 hours ago:

"My head...."

XxJMIDG3TxX said 47 hours ago:

"none"

Elf-Of-Death said 2 days ago:

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Sine said 2 days ago:

"None"

Addis said 2 days ago:

"Just calculators"

BroSphen said 2 days ago:

"none."

creechuur said 2 days ago:

"I'm not a theorycrafter, I just play."

Castgurl said 2 days ago:

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Babassman said 2 days ago:

"pen and paper. Got to get this idea on paper before in the comuter. :)"

DeathStar226 said 2 days ago:

"I use calculators for finding out how much it would cost to buy new stuff for my characters. Thats pretty much it"

Aruena said 2 days ago:

"none, i just level up and do instances and raids.....i simply know what my character needs......"

Koudelka24 said 2 days ago:

"None :/"

benanen said 2 days ago:

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Poetofhate said 2 days ago:

"N/A just what ever system they use and the help people give me"

Lenriak said 2 days ago:

"Just paper and my awesome brain."

Slayer420 said 2 days ago:

"idk"

Yamhead38 said 2 days ago:

"All of the above i guess :)"

folly1987 said 2 days ago:

"the look of my character i try 2 build it against how i look with modifications of course :) . and then power and strenght and agiliaty."

Ryki said 2 days ago:

"Random and trying everything is the best way to do it. Why plan just test its more fun lol."

BloodOathWolf said 2 days ago:

"uhhhh.......none?"

BoergerKJV said 2 days ago:

"n/a"

venom760 said 2 days ago:

"Use everything imaginable to make myself better."

Legion1094 said 2 days ago:

"My brain :)"

IceXman49 said 2 days ago:

"somtimes it's nice to see how stats translate as a percent"

Taroxx said 2 days ago:

"just a talent calc on the wow website, sometimes surf google for some good builds"

Eolly said 2 days ago:

"I use other peoples work and find where they have listed the best stats and such then just go back to verify the stuff later."

wobbly said 2 days ago:

"websites mostly"

senyek said 2 days ago:

"None"

brianslice said 2 days ago:

"none available for xbox"

Rainbow said 2 days ago:

"talent calculator"

M4dk4T said 2 days ago:

"Plan?"

Coffin said 2 days ago:

"My head!"

behemothdan said 2 days ago:

"Websites, blogs, some spreadsheets (for WoW DPS), forums, talent calculators."

Judge-Azrael said 2 days ago:

"None"

eternaldarkwing said 2 days ago:

"My brain."

nmblade said 2 days ago:

"lol i just go with the flow baby "

Nickthewarlord said 2 days ago:

"The only thing I use is whats in my noggin, and somethings Wikipedia"

T-Myst3R said 2 days ago:

"i use my mind and the games customization options too"

dbchan said 2 days ago:

"i use talent calculators for re-spec."

JohnnyGoldenTonsils said 2 days ago:

"??? Who does that?!?"

DaKuzz said 2 days ago:

"None."

OPC-GAZZA said 2 days ago:

"um......i dunno the tool in my head(a brain)"

exliber said 2 days ago:

"None at all, I'm not that geek."

cDiZzLe24 said 3 days ago:

"none"

Mishy said 3 days ago:

"My brain"

XXpeacemaker8282XX said 3 days ago:

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yakov456 said 3 days ago:

"Plan what now? Um, I like to PLAY games."

DrunkenSwede said 3 days ago:

"My mind"

SolomonRedrage said 3 days ago:

"i dont"

PrincessDreamer said 3 days ago:

"none i just make them up as i go along"

alpharoy said 3 days ago:

"I just go with the flow"

AlphaSignal said 3 days ago:

"None"

Jacintha said 3 days ago:

"my brain."

Sakuratei said 3 days ago:

"I use one spreadsheet to plan my gear setup for a chatacter in WoW."

Rancho said 3 days ago:

"Calculators, builders, and spreadsheets...as well as gear lists."

LostInHell said 3 days ago:

"All Avalable Resources"

swiz747 said 3 days ago:

"if you mean in D&D i use cauculators and charactersheets but if you mean in MMOs i just roll my face on my keyboard"

Ichigo50000 said 3 days ago:

"none i just use my imagination "

KiddoAdmin said 3 days ago:

"i dont i just make them"

Xheoul said 3 days ago:

"For my rogue I always go to shadowpanther.net. Great stuff."

pr0sharks said 3 days ago:

"My brains"

Darkdemonishere said 3 days ago:

"None really just get what i get"

Sanyu said 3 days ago:

"Brain"

RoJo said 3 days ago:

"none im a xbox gamer"

Seirde said 3 days ago:

"Usually some kind of fansite with a skill calculator."

Jooniar said 3 days ago:

"None."

oufan141992 said 3 days ago:

"spreadsheets"

JeffHarlow said 3 days ago:

"Spreadsheets? uhm and on a side note there was a plan?"

Locksta said 3 days ago:

"Internet!"

fearwrench said 3 days ago:

"WoW talent builders."

annatalia said 3 days ago:

"eh I flip a coin"

draggon697 said 3 days ago:

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Redx13x said 4 days ago:

"I play it as I go, usually by the seat of my pants."

neuralassassin said 4 days ago:

"I do a lot of research on character builds after I have chosen which one I will roll the Elitist Jerks forums have been like gold for all that"

StarSeeker-FIN said 4 days ago:

"None, usually. Depends on the game though."

Zervon said 4 days ago:

"Calculators."

Skayz said 4 days ago:

"Hell none xD"

WillyFourEyes said 4 days ago:

"None whatsoever. I'm not quite that into character planning."

TheHawk19 said 4 days ago:

"Good ol' paper and pencil"

Reikaze said 4 days ago:

"None"

UMS said 4 days ago:

"non"

miagiaxp said 4 days ago:

"calculators and builders"

sindanar said 4 days ago:

"None. My mind."

InSoMnIaK604 said 4 days ago:

"Depends on the game."

A-S1LV3R-N1NJA said 4 days ago:

"I Don't Use Anything Apart From Things On Websites And My Head"

Harvatos said 4 days ago:

"None... except my head."

Mprather said 4 days ago:

"None."

Neglected said 4 days ago:

"dsagfha"

Kuraine said 4 days ago:

"I just use my brain. (a revolutionary idea!)"

Laniara said 4 days ago:

"Thottbot and Wowhead"

meatskull said 4 days ago:

"simulationcraft"

Niktout said 4 days ago:

"I use Nothing at all."

Copesnuffdss said 4 days ago:

"None"

koji042 said 4 days ago:

"Online guides to get a general plan for my character."

semanti said 4 days ago:

"Guides online."

KISSfan84 said 4 days ago:

"none"

Airiin said 4 days ago:

"i use my head and and a piece of paper"

IVIASSACRE said 5 days ago:

"none im good like that"

Helore said 5 days ago:

"Ratingsbuster (or whatever its called), and the old fashioned Shift + Mouseover"

fluffyman said 5 days ago:

"What?"

Nasgath said 5 days ago:

"Calculators and spreadsheets mostly, it depends on what's available for the game."

whereisjohnwilson said 5 days ago:

"None"

x5entencex said 5 days ago:

"my brain"

gormanaut said 5 days ago:

"Lot's and Lot's of Potion's of Acceleration"

pieaholicx said 5 days ago:

"Just what's in game. I prefer not to get into the theory too much."

Bl00d5ta1n said 5 days ago:

"just what come to mind"

Minx said 5 days ago:

"Depends on the game!"

Carnage52 said 5 days ago:

"just my brain"

lttldevl0 said 5 days ago:

"Well this site obvously but I used to use be.Imba but since the expansion they no longer work. I also use the wow talent tree build and wowikki."

Infrantic said 5 days ago:

"ElitistJerks.com and Shandara's Hunter Spreadsheet"

YoMma said 5 days ago:

"In EVE Online I regularly use calculators and spreadsheets for the financial aspects of the game and also EVE Fitting Tool for all my ship loadouts. In WoW it tends to be Talent Calculators and so forth."

Gwedia said 5 days ago:

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Ularas said 5 days ago:

"I build my characters according to the way I see fit for them to be, i spend time building them out on a spread sheet to the way I want them."

Nabolshia said 5 days ago:

"????"

SC4RF4CE-2000 said 5 days ago:

"none yet"

Raush said 5 days ago:

"pen and paper"

nanoblack said 5 days ago:

" I always plan characters without external tools."

shadow0121 said 5 days ago:

"I dont plan, the amazing characters just come to me. Who would plan a character on a spreadsheet or calculator...wtf"

ArtemisArtium said 5 days ago:

"Pen and notebook paper."

XKGJonnyBlaze88 said 5 days ago:

"None"

Siinister said 5 days ago:

"calculator"

sdsheppa said 5 days ago:

"mmo chars or tabletop? MMO i tend to just roll with what will get me the best bang for the buck at earlier levels tabletop I'll actually sit down and read the class, figure out what the skills i'll need to use to fit my play style and use a builder to flush it out."

Poemlol said 5 days ago:

"CTProfiles, wowhead talent calculator"

Kelaei said 5 days ago:

"I don't use any"

HatchetKill said 6 days ago:

"whoa, dont get that deep into it"

feydikan said 6 days ago:

"Brain power. "

laffman said 6 days ago:

"Vontre's mage-graf"

Boaisy said 6 days ago:

"Who the hell plans a character?"

Blaargblaarg said 6 days ago:

"None.. "

Valience said 6 days ago:

"I use character simulators, most of the time. It depends on the game though. I really only use it for Ragnarok, Warhammer is easy enough for me to keep track of without needing such tools."

TEAMDEESNUTS said 6 days ago:

"NONE"

darkstar619 said 6 days ago:

"nothing i play fps"

SkitzoSven said 6 days ago:

"Only plan things out in my head"

Dragonflyp said 6 days ago:

"i don't use any of them"

traherom said 6 days ago:

"Calculator, talent/skill trees, class guides"

BIGMercenary said 6 days ago:

"None"

Amiskoh said 6 days ago:

"My mind."

Dyonysos said 6 days ago:

"i actelly use calculators for that"

RPGX-Ender42 said 6 days ago:

"none"

LordXanthos said 6 days ago:

"None."

xXMajestikXx said 6 days ago:

"Whatever is given to me by the game itself. That's it."

ssonicblue said 6 days ago:

"Plan? The hell are YOU talking about?"

II-F0XH0UND-II said 6 days ago:

"Calculator if I have to."

Danock said 6 days ago:

"I have charecter emulatours"

botafogo said 7 days ago:

"pen and paper :)"

Smierg said 7 days ago:

"I just kind of go with the flow."

Feathrende said 7 days ago:

"I just do what i want to. i have no plan. and it usually turns out well."

TDA-ShadowHaxer said 7 days ago:

"My one and only mind."

Shabutie said 7 days ago:

"lol.. none"

ignius11 said 7 days ago:

"my brain? "

michaelfeb16 said 7 days ago:

"I use EVEmon sparingly but that is about it."

jenaiangelique said 7 days ago:

"Talent Tree calcs"

wraith2021 said 7 days ago:

"character generators, blank character sheets and paper or sometimes just the book and notebook paper. sometimes I just make it up on the fly."

leadbucket said 7 days ago:

"Thats someone else's headache. lol"

NLF said 7 days ago:

"None"

thebrassmonkey said 7 days ago:

"None of that."

iHoRiZoN said 7 days ago:

"none"

X-Fallen-Angel-X said 7 days ago:

"None. Live and let happen."

Razorteets said 7 days ago:

"None. I surf around on forums a lot to find what other people have done, and read a lot of commentary/critiques on classes, and their skills."

Love2liv said 7 days ago:

"none"

ethereal-wolf said 8 days ago:

"i'm not a powergamer, so I just usually take what comes up at default."

astraknight said 8 days ago:

"Hmm... depends of the game, I usually use guides/info posted on internet, yah"

deadlichik said 8 days ago:

"I use the internet and in-game friends to help me get it right."

Ry0tx said 8 days ago:

"I have SwiftKit downloaded to my laptop to help me plan whatever the hell I'm going to do. Its pretty helpful. =]"

m3th said 8 days ago:

"Wiki!"

JesterKlown said 8 days ago:

"my brain"

Sethalidos said 8 days ago:

"My Mind"

Tainted420 said 8 days ago:

"my Brain"

KingCobra11 said 8 days ago:

"none"

Leader-916 said 8 days ago:

"I would use my brain."

Numsu said 8 days ago:

"talent calculators to plan perfect specs just for me and to be safe from failing on them."

Randomizeme said 8 days ago:

"everything I can get ahold of"

ladylou said 8 days ago:

"all sorts"

Tamasan said 8 days ago:

"EVE characters - EVEMon, EveFittingTool, EVE-MEEP, OpenOffice Warhammer characters - Curse.com Builders"

cod5beast22 said 8 days ago:

"spreadsheets"

OpacusIx said 8 days ago:

"None, just on the fly"

stentor said 8 days ago:

"I usually read player guides posted on bulletin boards."

Nightkami said 8 days ago:

"Instinct. "

Maricus said 8 days ago:

"usually I just wing it, but in a game like shadowbane it is all about the class builders and template creation."

Riversmeet said 8 days ago:

"My brain"

Dark-Mist said 8 days ago:

"None"

dhochsta said 8 days ago:

"Usually do not use any. When leveling (in WoW) I build my own specs, and then when time to PvP (BS, Arena) or Raid, I then switch the cookie cutters builds."

SpotAnime said 8 days ago:

"None - and developers, don't do this to your players!!!"

Buzzzzzz said 8 days ago:

"All sorts"

Domma said 8 days ago:

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x561nut said 8 days ago:

"none! no need for them in warrock, but sometimes a calculator when building in secondlife."

iLoxy said 8 days ago:

"None. I just go with the flow, usually building a character with stealth / sniper attributes."

bromle said 8 days ago:

"a note book"

borrealous said 8 days ago:

"n/a"

ElvenChaos said 8 days ago:

"I use a skill-set builder or I use PvXwiki (wiki for guildwars skill-set builds) to help me plan out a good skill set for Guild Wars"

CPUFreak91 said 8 days ago:

"The Unity Game Engine and TextEdit."

Nebulose said 9 days ago:

"Used to use spreadsheets and talent calculators while leveling and/or for new gear decisions. Now I just pretty much know."

Stickypurplecat said 9 days ago:

"I hate having to focus on all those numbers for a game. I'd rather just wing it!"

DotheDew said 9 days ago:

"IMages"

Phrack said 9 days ago:

"My brain mainly, but talent calculators for MMO's to plan builds obviously."

Signalman86 said 9 days ago:

"???"

Leeyo said 9 days ago:

"Forums, Talent Calculator, Beta Testing"

Nunderwoob said 9 days ago:

"I don't. I am spontaneous and come up with stuff on the spot."

Will-Wrath said 9 days ago:

"me brain."

charmedsaint said 9 days ago:

"O.o i dont plan at all"

elvismerric said 9 days ago:

"be imba, wow heroes"

ProphetGR33D said 9 days ago:

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DawgClan said 9 days ago:

"None :S"

rigs19 said 9 days ago:

"uhh, don't"

PeekabooKitty said 9 days ago:

"None."

KingRat said 9 days ago:

"None."

ZeroOmega05 said 9 days ago:

"Photobucket and Lunapic"

Kurohana-Aiko said 9 days ago:

"I don't use any....May make a list of shit if it's necessary..."

mrryanbaker said 9 days ago:

"None. I use the in-game tools."

Niles-Davenport said 9 days ago:

"My mind."

Guise said 9 days ago:

"In WoW, I use ElitistJerks spreadsheets, along with many other build websites."

shank-man said 9 days ago:

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totemstotems said 9 days ago:

"I usually try to explore the options in game and see what proves the best results. If I can't figure it out myself to a certain point of mastery then I will consult the EJ boards."

Vertang said 9 days ago:

"Pure Imagination, no really the forums"

Tayamane said 9 days ago:

"Who uses tools to plan their characters?! I make them on the fly."

oxGRIMxREEPERxo said 9 days ago:

"the right tools for the job"

danalot said 9 days ago:

"Nothing but good ol' pencil and paper."

Nyxx said 9 days ago:

"Umm Nothing. "

Sushi-X said 9 days ago:

"My mind, I have always been 1 kind of gamer... an assassain."

oSMITHEREENZo said 9 days ago:

"i don't"

ShindeVamp said 9 days ago:

"Spreadsheets"

Jaycee said 9 days ago:

"eeerrr.... you're supposed to plan them?"

Deci-Eclipse said 9 days ago:

"None, I learn the game, figure what i need to do to get good and go to it. "

Mighkey-Devious said 9 days ago:

"Really!!!! "

Dameon033 said 9 days ago:

"none I just go with the flow"

MikeGeesus said 10 days ago:

"My head"

DevishVeno said 10 days ago:

"lol nothing..."

Justinbourgeois said 10 days ago:

"LOL!!! Spreadsheets"

D3mon79 said 10 days ago:

"just wat god gave me wat evas in my head"

goodlookinkillers said 10 days ago:

"none"

FenderRocker99 said 10 days ago:

"I used my controller to make my character : )"

PraxisPersephone said 10 days ago:

"The built in sliders"

Technopixie said 10 days ago:

"Spreadsheets at times, and feat calculators."

Desutroyah said 10 days ago:

"none"

Lostdragonstail said 10 days ago:

"LOL I don't what ever comes out comes out. That is the fun of games. If you don't like the character just delete and start over."

FoxF1VE said 10 days ago:

"None really"

Sleebs said 10 days ago:

"Um, none of that. I'm nerdy but I've NEVER thought of using that."

Splend42 said 10 days ago:

"I don't. I use the Zen method of character creation - just let it flooooow."

Tierel said 10 days ago:

"none"

Lassiriven said 10 days ago:

"meh bren."

MISSmissi said 10 days ago:

"I dont plan my characters"

Kurthien said 10 days ago:

"my mind...that's about it. I like to match them to me as best I can"

Fearid said 10 days ago:

"Hot to score chickz"

Kidic said 10 days ago:

"Whatever I can get my hands on. I'm a min-maxer, what can I say? I probably theorycraft more than I play."

Haid said 11 days ago:

"websites"

Poohgyrr said 11 days ago:

"Tools? I look at the rules and make the character."

Kwdegahr said 11 days ago:

"Research, and just plain trial and error. Also, it's in the looks and innate appeal of it to me."

Nullify1 said 11 days ago:

"Talent Calculators"

Diaboleusz said 11 days ago:

"my mind"

Demongirl said 11 days ago:

"My brain."

Vincent said 11 days ago:

"none"

Sapphirefox said 11 days ago:

"What i dont plan jack.. just pick what i want them to b n go."

Nahomic said 11 days ago:

"Mental math... it's not too hard."

Guapo15 said 11 days ago:

"none"

Gisleburt said 11 days ago:

"In Anarchy Online (allegedly studied by Maths students at MIT) it has to be a pen and paper... and specialist software for perk planning, implant planning, laddering and nanos."

Zhilara said 11 days ago:

"nothing. just relating to my character as if it were me. "

Arxel said 11 days ago:

"Depending on the situation I use none or a frigin lot of them."

Zajnek said 11 days ago:

"I search the web and I look for interesting templates."

SpirInk said 11 days ago:

"Paper and pencil works just fine, thanks, though when I did LARP, I used a program called Grapevine. Those online dice rollers are pretty damn sexy, too."

mahune said 11 days ago:

"Unsure"

x8xid said 11 days ago:

"Core book, dice and notebook"

grainne said 12 days ago:

"None. I used to attempt to mark down all the skills I had and those I needed for characters in Guild Wars, but once I got the lion's share of them, I let that fall by the wayside. I'm just not that organized. All I know is I have all the Mesmer, Elementalist and Dervish skills. "

nitrous123 said 12 days ago:

"just plan paper never used any application"

igibson said 12 days ago:

"Research from similar viewed forums and rawr."

milkypuppy said 12 days ago:

"None really. I mainly play World of Warcraft so I just look up Armory or MaxDPS for suggestions on my class."

Thunderion said 12 days ago:

"Non.... Go after my imagination and what ihave at the moment of creating"

MrTheEyeCatcher said 12 days ago:

"Everything"

Miranolang said 12 days ago:

"does my head count?"

Deathmarch said 12 days ago:

"A builder"

xexes-xpotion said 12 days ago:

"RO Calculator. MS Excell for building game stat systems."

Zeratul said 12 days ago:

"Brain > Forums > Spreadsheets"

Valdartak said 12 days ago:

"Actually, I come up with a character idea and then search for the perfect name that will reflect something about that characters personality/ideals."

ragetone44 said 12 days ago:

" stat calculators if i find them before i make a character"

Rephor said 12 days ago:

"None"

NickyCage said 12 days ago:

"My Mind"

BlakHawk said 12 days ago:

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Shrub74 said 12 days ago:

"What?"

clownkiller said 12 days ago:

"None"

edsnakel said 12 days ago:

"i sort by attitude"

Remington010 said 12 days ago:

"The config files, muaa haa haa!"

joga said 12 days ago:

"is us several websites,basic calculator,strategic battle plans,headset,dowload and study online battlefields and plan strategic team plans. and share technics with skilled players "

joga said 12 days ago:

"umm several websites,normal calculator,strategic plans,dowloading and or studing of maps for online play,viewing other great players profiles and discussing technics with them"

RJBubble said 13 days ago:

"On-line stuff usually.."

PeregrinusPrius said 13 days ago:

"I don't plan them. When I think of an idea I try it out."

Talo90 said 13 days ago:

"on WoW i use loads of spreadsheets and resources from elitist jerks, and my experience of course"

Narien said 13 days ago:

"Everything that comes to my hands."

Spooky998 said 13 days ago:

"Nothing but my mind"

Thervis said 13 days ago:

"I don't know"

Poptang said 13 days ago:

"Calculators only, maybe online calculators too."

xIcEcReAmwARx said 13 days ago:

"i make it from scratch "

JoJ said 13 days ago:

"Usually none. But when I do it's usually the calculator I use most often (to calculate xp or gold on the fly). Every once in a while I make my own Excel sheet or downloads a builder."

Amester said 13 days ago:

"None I just read slot about the type of toon i'm going to play"

verfire said 13 days ago:

"pen and paper"

FallenSaint88 said 14 days ago:

"none"

spitfireneil said 14 days ago:

"nope, to lazy"

KelpyGirl said 14 days ago:

"none"

sinfuldamasta said 14 days ago:

"My brain. :OMG:"

Vap0rware said 14 days ago:

"Just some paper, a pen and my brain."

dukey said 14 days ago:

"mah brain. "

Schace said 14 days ago:

"Who uses those?"

supershank said 14 days ago:

"idk"

warlordzephyr said 14 days ago:

"nothing, my mind is enough."

Neoki said 14 days ago:

"Hahah that's top secret, but I do use excel and the site calculators from the game sites and such"

kulchinsky said 14 days ago:

"Nothing at all!"

JTH-Tech said 14 days ago:

"I don't get that involved."

Treehuginelf said 14 days ago:

"none "

AkhenatenReborn said 14 days ago:

"I don't."

Vonlexington said 14 days ago:

"like a talent planner for most games sometimes just some paper to jot ideas, calc's for games like AO tho"

ricknliz said 14 days ago:

"Um.. None. "

Uruwashii said 14 days ago:

"none"

XxDARKRE4PERxX said 15 days ago:

"i dont know"

SyntaxError said 15 days ago:

"None..."

Issaru said 15 days ago:

"None! I roll with it."

Topo16 said 15 days ago:

"I don't usually use one to build a character but I've tinkered with them to fine tune them a bit."

nulleffect said 15 days ago:

"Notepad2"

XxD4RKREAPERxX said 15 days ago:

"Just whatever can help me, anything basicly."

DConway said 15 days ago:

"I use questhelper but thats it"

kgould01 said 15 days ago:

"nothing"

Kristie said 15 days ago:

"Rawr!"

Vowels said 15 days ago:

"I'm a good web researcher."

Nightkill said 15 days ago:

"I mainly use talent build guides online as my resource for character planning."

Vunk said 15 days ago:

"None, I don't need that 8D"

Lael said 15 days ago:

"My head."

Alenonimo said 15 days ago:

"Never done it before."

Darkblood1120 said 15 days ago:

"Plain old paper"

Allemande said 15 days ago:

"Just my brain and my imagination."

westernmagic said 15 days ago:

"Plan?"

Helloiamme said 15 days ago:

"uhhhh"

Skycube said 15 days ago:

"my head"

wgaffa said 15 days ago:

"talent tree calculators"

Jeya said 15 days ago:

"just my brain and a few online sources"

tramsan said 15 days ago:

"Brraaaiiiinsss..."

esoares said 15 days ago:

"Online characters building tools and search in foruns. Planning my chars is one of the most important part of the game."

parazyte said 15 days ago:

"excel"

Demox said 15 days ago:

"I might look in to things a bit, just for an idea."

Mogomezu said 15 days ago:

"I consult guides online, use a spreadsheet for calculating end-game stat weights, and then just throw in personal preferences."

Arioch67 said 15 days ago:

"builders and spreadsheets."

lolfang said 15 days ago:

"Brain."

Hellzangel28 said 15 days ago:

"I use all available resources for building my character. Tankspot.com, Elitestjerks.com etc...."

Scrawnto said 16 days ago:

"Notebook and a pencil"

Rafro said 16 days ago:

"Hum... builders...guides...me."

Abrahms said 16 days ago:

"Wow model viewer, wow armory."

Craig11432 said 16 days ago:

"My brain"

Mikem105 said 16 days ago:

"doodling"

legnakcalb said 16 days ago:

"I use the maps and put my team in colourd dots for who they are and what they do. "

Edarlidd said 16 days ago:

"I use to use a spreadsheet for my rogue but they one avaible now are not up to my standards"

Erebus666 said 16 days ago:

"IG calculators"

Rinuu said 16 days ago:

"I use spreadsheets, talent calculators and forums"

xELEMENTx said 16 days ago:

"idk"

gamefanatic92 said 16 days ago:

"a simple sheet of paper"

Ninjamancer said 16 days ago:

"in AO I used some customized tools for twinking, but in WoW I just use talent point calculators to get the numbers right."

NECROMUNGER said 16 days ago:

"Appearance and weapon types."

lilcid said 16 days ago:

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