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Brasscaribou said 12 minutes ago:

"None..."

Damrod55 said 2 hours ago:

"Notepad all the way"

OMGzus said 2 hours ago:

"All of the above plus my DAMN MIND."

Strach said 3 hours ago:

"Just opinions of people and some of my toughts."

dims said 4 hours ago:

"I don't use anything but my brain! If I didn't figure out how to make my character right before it was too late, I make another. I'm not too connected to each character. "

Almaitak said 4 hours ago:

"Uh.. a Calculator occasionally."

SlaveZeroTSA said 4 hours ago:

"None, I go by what seems best at the time and if it turns out to be crap I make the best of what I have."

lordfear said 5 hours ago:

"My over-intelligent mind."

FireHero said 6 hours ago:

"my own mind screw what everyone else thinks"

ARGH1 said 6 hours ago:

"Whats "plan" mean? Pretty much launch into the game, learn what you can, and remake your character!!"

Panzermanzer said 7 hours ago:

"None, its all in my head"

Drifuss said 7 hours ago:

"I prefer to dream them up in my head solely."

EyalLan said 7 hours ago:

"None."

PAIN13 said 8 hours ago:

"plans and games experiances "

WhiteKnight21 said 8 hours ago:

"none"

spitpsu said 9 hours ago:

"I generally don't use any of those tools."

VimesV said 9 hours ago:

"My personality."

RoDeX said 10 hours ago:

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JRTODD2 said 10 hours ago:

"Auto Cad"

nyksone said 10 hours ago:

"a lot. Fist of all Elitist Jerks. those guys made a lt of great work. Except that excel spreadsheets made by myself based on reasearch through www."

irip4fun said 13 hours ago:

"no i just use one main character only"

Uchiaz said 15 hours ago:

"Shoot from the hip"

Trooky said 15 hours ago:

"None, i dont plan my characters, if i have to, id prefer pen &paper^^"

ASCIIcat said 15 hours ago:

"Pure gaming experiance. Through trial and error you learn how to play your character, what works, and what doesnt work. It may take longer but you learn 1000 ways to not do something"

stellamedusa said 16 hours ago:

"Maybe a book to educate me on what you're even talking about."

Dorque said 16 hours ago:

"Depending on the game, anywhere from the top of my head to pen and paper to spreadsheets, booklets, dice and half a dozen calculators/builders."

Rubie said 21 hours ago:

"*_* i really do not know"

wackey said 21 hours ago:

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Kiron46 said 23 hours ago:

"Mainly builders. I pick as I go most of the time though."

A2M said 23 hours ago:

".... Google"

Judgeman said 23 hours ago:

"Ive used the Wowhead talent calculator every time i respec."

Shini said 24 hours ago:

"my monitor"

khaoticbr said 25 hours ago:

"My mind."

Thaila11 said 26 hours ago:

"nothing, imagine"

DemonicEyes said 26 hours ago:

"i just think and make sketch about how i would like them to look"

Devioususer said 26 hours ago:

"I don't need them."

thl said 28 hours ago:

"ye olde brain"

twinkz said 29 hours ago:

"i dont plan my characters i dont know how. AGAIN NOT COMPUTER SAVY lol"

ontheroxorz said 30 hours ago:

"I use the wowhead talent calculator often and a good ol TI-83 plus graphing calculator."

Vysc said 31 hours ago:

"I use what people have made on Elitist Jerks."

SnowFox said 32 hours ago:

"Spreadsheets, I´m looking for many calculation ways. Because of this I am Member at Elitist Jerks."

Dante77766623 said 32 hours ago:

"I use mainly imagination, but with strong influence on the character Dante from Devil May Cry by Capcom."

Everlie79 said 33 hours ago:

"I dont use tools I rely on my own common sense and the advice of fellow gamers/friends, who have "been there done that""

Breach said 33 hours ago:

"Rawr and Elitist Jerks forums"

ChrisPryor said 34 hours ago:

"Everything idk"

rezoer said 38 hours ago:

"none"

GovernmentCheez said 38 hours ago:

"ummmm None I am not familiar with doing this *BRB going to google* LOL"

Jemre said 40 hours ago:

"Mastery and RvR point calculators. the very occasional Spreadsheet"

megaplushie said 41 hours ago:

"Wut?"

n3wb5un173d said 42 hours ago:

"A COMPUTER and the INTERNET. Try using them!"

Mercilyss said 43 hours ago:

"Truthfully? None... My characters are made out of personal tastes and momentary curiosities mostly. :)"

thyalla said 43 hours ago:

"For ragnarok, I used to use this online stat calculator. For tabletop, I just follow the character sheet."

DiggingTrenches said 43 hours ago:

"haha wow...do people still play D&D?"

IK-Tal-Aran said 44 hours ago:

"guides spreadsheets builders stuff"

Neuralparadox said 45 hours ago:

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

Illiandos said 46 hours ago:

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

Darkfire1 said 46 hours ago:

"One man mob.com"

squishy101 said 46 hours ago:

"cake?"

iRyan said 2 days ago:

"Notepad."

Kallystra said 2 days 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 2 days 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 2 days ago:

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

lilrossi said 2 days ago:

"calcs / talent calcs / mind"

Mandoralen said 2 days ago:

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

Jinko said 2 days 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 2 days 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 2 days ago:

"hmm dunno"

gamesmaster006 said 2 days 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 2 days 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 2 days ago:

"None, do it in my head."

Balur said 2 days ago:

"Everything easily useable."

ansga said 2 days ago:

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

Snuggletummy said 2 days ago:

"I don't plan."

Taulina said 2 days ago:

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Ryunaito said 2 days ago:

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

Pucko said 2 days ago:

"EVE Mon Skillcalculator"

BeefcaketheMighty said 2 days ago:

"none"

kaungsanthu said 2 days ago:

"Nothing, spoils the fun of the game."

Cretor said 2 days ago:

"Usually just talent calcs from the games i play"

Blakkmantis said 2 days ago:

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

Sixsinenine said 2 days ago:

"More and more recently."

CapyHowdy696 said 2 days ago:

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Sito9 said 2 days ago:

"Killing"

Hollis126 said 3 days ago:

"none"

Griefshire said 3 days ago:

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

SIe172172 said 3 days ago:

"calculators and builders"

Superficial said 3 days ago:

"Quest Helper, Rune Watch, Auctioneer"

KiThalTheVirulent said 3 days ago:

"My brain."

sharpshooter975 said 3 days ago:

"i dont"

D4saken2 said 3 days ago:

"I use talent calculators that's about it"

Lixi said 3 days ago:

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

Cinth-Degree said 3 days ago:

"What?! Lame!"

rivens said 3 days ago:

"All the above"

Hy3RiD said 3 days ago:

"i dont"

SatanTrip said 3 days ago:

" Wow armory talent calculator "

Samhein2 said 3 days ago:

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

achivmentninjas said 3 days ago:

"none"

Daez said 3 days ago:

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

ThirdCoastBoyz said 3 days ago:

"I don't - just kinda wing it"

BloodWild said 3 days ago:

"Dont use any"

Wootnessy said 3 days ago:

"none"

Sheherazade said 3 days ago:

"My head...."

XxJMIDG3TxX said 3 days ago:

"none"

Elf-Of-Death said 3 days ago:

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Sine said 3 days ago:

"None"

Addis said 3 days ago:

"Just calculators"

BroSphen said 3 days ago:

"none."

creechuur said 3 days ago:

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

Castgurl said 3 days ago:

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Babassman said 3 days ago:

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

DeathStar226 said 3 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 3 days ago:

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

Koudelka24 said 4 days ago:

"None :/"

benanen said 4 days ago:

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Poetofhate said 4 days ago:

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

Lenriak said 4 days ago:

"Just paper and my awesome brain."

Slayer420 said 4 days ago:

"idk"

Yamhead38 said 4 days ago:

"All of the above i guess :)"

folly1987 said 4 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 4 days ago:

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

BloodOathWolf said 4 days ago:

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

BoergerKJV said 4 days ago:

"n/a"

venom760 said 4 days ago:

"Use everything imaginable to make myself better."

Legion1094 said 4 days ago:

"My brain :)"

IceXman49 said 4 days ago:

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

Taroxx said 4 days ago:

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

Eolly said 4 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 4 days ago:

"websites mostly"

senyek said 4 days ago:

"None"

brianslice said 4 days ago:

"none available for xbox"

Rainbow said 4 days ago:

"talent calculator"

M4dk4T said 4 days ago:

"Plan?"

Coffin said 4 days ago:

"My head!"

behemothdan said 4 days ago:

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

Judge-Azrael said 4 days ago:

"None"

eternaldarkwing said 4 days ago:

"My brain."

nmblade said 4 days ago:

"lol i just go with the flow baby "

Nickthewarlord said 4 days ago:

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

T-Myst3R said 4 days ago:

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

dbchan said 4 days ago:

"i use talent calculators for re-spec."

JohnnyGoldenTonsils said 4 days ago:

"??? Who does that?!?"

DaKuzz said 4 days ago:

"None."

OPC-GAZZA said 4 days ago:

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

exliber said 4 days ago:

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

cDiZzLe24 said 4 days ago:

"none"

Mishy said 4 days ago:

"My brain"

XXpeacemaker8282XX said 4 days ago:

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yakov456 said 4 days ago:

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

DrunkenSwede said 4 days ago:

"My mind"

SolomonRedrage said 4 days ago:

"i dont"

PrincessDreamer said 4 days ago:

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

alpharoy said 5 days ago:

"I just go with the flow"

AlphaSignal said 5 days ago:

"None"

Jacintha said 5 days ago:

"my brain."

Sakuratei said 5 days ago:

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

Rancho said 5 days ago:

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

LostInHell said 5 days ago:

"All Avalable Resources"

swiz747 said 5 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 5 days ago:

"none i just use my imagination "

KiddoAdmin said 5 days ago:

"i dont i just make them"

Xheoul said 5 days ago:

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

pr0sharks said 5 days ago:

"My brains"

Darkdemonishere said 5 days ago:

"None really just get what i get"

Sanyu said 5 days ago:

"Brain"

RoJo said 5 days ago:

"none im a xbox gamer"

Seirde said 5 days ago:

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

Jooniar said 5 days ago:

"None."

oufan141992 said 5 days ago:

"spreadsheets"

JeffHarlow said 5 days ago:

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

Locksta said 5 days ago:

"Internet!"

fearwrench said 5 days ago:

"WoW talent builders."

annatalia said 5 days ago:

"eh I flip a coin"

draggon697 said 5 days ago:

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Redx13x said 5 days ago:

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

neuralassassin said 5 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 5 days ago:

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

Zervon said 5 days ago:

"Calculators."

Skayz said 6 days ago:

"Hell none xD"

WillyFourEyes said 6 days ago:

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

TheHawk19 said 6 days ago:

"Good ol' paper and pencil"

Reikaze said 6 days ago:

"None"

UMS said 6 days ago:

"non"

miagiaxp said 6 days ago:

"calculators and builders"

sindanar said 6 days ago:

"None. My mind."

InSoMnIaK604 said 6 days ago:

"Depends on the game."

A-S1LV3R-N1NJA said 6 days ago:

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

Harvatos said 6 days ago:

"None... except my head."

Mprather said 6 days ago:

"None."

Neglected said 6 days ago:

"dsagfha"

Kuraine said 6 days ago:

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

Laniara said 6 days ago:

"Thottbot and Wowhead"

meatskull said 6 days ago:

"simulationcraft"

Niktout said 6 days ago:

"I use Nothing at all."

Copesnuffdss said 6 days ago:

"None"

koji042 said 6 days ago:

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

semanti said 6 days ago:

"Guides online."

KISSfan84 said 6 days ago:

"none"

Airiin said 6 days ago:

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

IVIASSACRE said 6 days ago:

"none im good like that"

Helore said 6 days ago:

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

fluffyman said 6 days ago:

"What?"

Nasgath said 6 days ago:

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

whereisjohnwilson said 6 days ago:

"None"

x5entencex said 7 days ago:

"my brain"

gormanaut said 7 days ago:

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

pieaholicx said 7 days ago:

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

Bl00d5ta1n said 7 days ago:

"just what come to mind"

Minx said 7 days ago:

"Depends on the game!"

Carnage52 said 7 days ago:

"just my brain"

lttldevl0 said 7 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 7 days ago:

"ElitistJerks.com and Shandara's Hunter Spreadsheet"

YoMma said 7 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 7 days ago:

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Ularas said 7 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 7 days ago:

"????"

SC4RF4CE-2000 said 7 days ago:

"none yet"

Raush said 7 days ago:

"pen and paper"

nanoblack said 7 days ago:

" I always plan characters without external tools."

shadow0121 said 7 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 7 days ago:

"Pen and notebook paper."

XKGJonnyBlaze88 said 7 days ago:

"None"

Siinister said 7 days ago:

"calculator"

sdsheppa said 7 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 7 days ago:

"CTProfiles, wowhead talent calculator"

Kelaei said 7 days ago:

"I don't use any"

HatchetKill said 7 days ago:

"whoa, dont get that deep into it"

feydikan said 7 days ago:

"Brain power. "

laffman said 7 days ago:

"Vontre's mage-graf"

Boaisy said 7 days ago:

"Who the hell plans a character?"

Blaargblaarg said 8 days ago:

"None.. "

Valience said 8 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 8 days ago:

"NONE"

darkstar619 said 8 days ago:

"nothing i play fps"

SkitzoSven said 8 days ago:

"Only plan things out in my head"

Dragonflyp said 8 days ago:

"i don't use any of them"

traherom said 8 days ago:

"Calculator, talent/skill trees, class guides"

BIGMercenary said 8 days ago:

"None"

Amiskoh said 8 days ago:

"My mind."

Dyonysos said 8 days ago:

"i actelly use calculators for that"

RPGX-Ender42 said 8 days ago:

"none"

LordXanthos said 8 days ago:

"None."

xXMajestikXx said 8 days ago:

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

ssonicblue said 8 days ago:

"Plan? The hell are YOU talking about?"

II-F0XH0UND-II said 8 days ago:

"Calculator if I have to."

Danock said 8 days ago:

"I have charecter emulatours"

botafogo said 8 days ago:

"pen and paper :)"

Smierg said 9 days ago:

"I just kind of go with the flow."

Feathrende said 9 days ago:

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

TDA-ShadowHaxer said 9 days ago:

"My one and only mind."

Shabutie said 9 days ago:

"lol.. none"

ignius11 said 9 days ago:

"my brain? "

michaelfeb16 said 9 days ago:

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

jenaiangelique said 9 days ago:

"Talent Tree calcs"

wraith2021 said 9 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 9 days ago:

"Thats someone else's headache. lol"

NLF said 9 days ago:

"None"

thebrassmonkey said 9 days ago:

"None of that."

iHoRiZoN said 9 days ago:

"none"

X-Fallen-Angel-X said 9 days ago:

"None. Live and let happen."

Razorteets said 9 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 9 days ago:

"none"

ethereal-wolf said 9 days ago:

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

astraknight said 9 days ago:

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

deadlichik said 9 days ago:

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

Ry0tx said 9 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 9 days ago:

"Wiki!"

JesterKlown said 10 days ago:

"my brain"

Sethalidos said 10 days ago:

"My Mind"

Tainted420 said 10 days ago:

"my Brain"

KingCobra11 said 10 days ago:

"none"

Leader-916 said 10 days ago:

"I would use my brain."

Numsu said 10 days ago:

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

Randomizeme said 10 days ago:

"everything I can get ahold of"

ladylou said 10 days ago:

"all sorts"

Tamasan said 10 days ago:

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

cod5beast22 said 10 days ago:

"spreadsheets"

OpacusIx said 10 days ago:

"None, just on the fly"

stentor said 10 days ago:

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

Nightkami said 10 days ago:

"Instinct. "

Maricus said 10 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 10 days ago:

"My brain"

Dark-Mist said 10 days ago:

"None"

dhochsta said 10 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 10 days ago:

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

Buzzzzzz said 10 days ago:

"All sorts"

Domma said 10 days ago:

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x561nut said 10 days ago:

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

iLoxy said 10 days ago:

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

bromle said 10 days ago:

"a note book"

borrealous said 10 days ago:

"n/a"

ElvenChaos said 10 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 10 days ago:

"The Unity Game Engine and TextEdit."

Nebulose said 10 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 10 days ago:

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

DotheDew said 10 days ago:

"IMages"

Phrack said 10 days ago:

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

Signalman86 said 10 days ago:

"???"

Leeyo said 10 days ago:

"Forums, Talent Calculator, Beta Testing"

Nunderwoob said 10 days ago:

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

Will-Wrath said 11 days ago:

"me brain."

charmedsaint said 11 days ago:

"O.o i dont plan at all"

elvismerric said 11 days ago:

"be imba, wow heroes"

ProphetGR33D said 11 days ago:

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DawgClan said 11 days ago:

"None :S"

rigs19 said 11 days ago:

"uhh, don't"

PeekabooKitty said 11 days ago:

"None."

KingRat said 11 days ago:

"None."

ZeroOmega05 said 11 days ago:

"Photobucket and Lunapic"

Kurohana-Aiko said 11 days ago:

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

mrryanbaker said 11 days ago:

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

Niles-Davenport said 11 days ago:

"My mind."

Guise said 11 days ago:

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

shank-man said 11 days ago:

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totemstotems said 11 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 11 days ago:

"Pure Imagination, no really the forums"

Tayamane said 11 days ago:

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

oxGRIMxREEPERxo said 11 days ago:

"the right tools for the job"

danalot said 11 days ago:

"Nothing but good ol' pencil and paper."

Nyxx said 11 days ago:

"Umm Nothing. "

Sushi-X said 11 days ago:

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

oSMITHEREENZo said 11 days ago:

"i don't"

ShindeVamp said 11 days ago:

"Spreadsheets"

Jaycee said 11 days ago:

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

Deci-Eclipse said 11 days ago:

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

Mighkey-Devious said 11 days ago:

"Really!!!! "

Dameon033 said 11 days ago:

"none I just go with the flow"

MikeGeesus said 11 days ago:

"My head"

DevishVeno said 11 days ago:

"lol nothing..."

Justinbourgeois said 11 days ago:

"LOL!!! Spreadsheets"

D3mon79 said 11 days ago:

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

goodlookinkillers said 11 days ago:

"none"

FenderRocker99 said 12 days ago:

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

PraxisPersephone said 12 days ago:

"The built in sliders"

Technopixie said 12 days ago:

"Spreadsheets at times, and feat calculators."

Desutroyah said 12 days ago:

"none"

Lostdragonstail said 12 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 12 days ago:

"None really"

Sleebs said 12 days ago:

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

Splend42 said 12 days ago:

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

Tierel said 12 days ago:

"none"

Lassiriven said 12 days ago:

"meh bren."

MISSmissi said 12 days ago:

"I dont plan my characters"

Kurthien said 12 days ago:

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

Fearid said 12 days ago:

"Hot to score chickz"

Kidic said 12 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 12 days ago:

"websites"

Poohgyrr said 12 days ago:

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

Kwdegahr said 12 days ago:

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

Nullify1 said 13 days ago:

"Talent Calculators"

Diaboleusz said 13 days ago:

"my mind"

Demongirl said 13 days ago:

"My brain."

Vincent said 13 days ago:

"none"

Sapphirefox said 13 days ago:

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

Nahomic said 13 days ago:

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

Guapo15 said 13 days ago:

"none"

Gisleburt said 13 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 13 days ago:

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

Arxel said 13 days ago:

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

Zajnek said 13 days ago:

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

SpirInk said 13 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 13 days ago:

"Unsure"

x8xid said 13 days ago:

"Core book, dice and notebook"

grainne said 13 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 13 days ago:

"just plan paper never used any application"

igibson said 13 days ago:

"Research from similar viewed forums and rawr."

milkypuppy said 14 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 14 days ago:

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

MrTheEyeCatcher said 14 days ago:

"Everything"

Miranolang said 14 days ago:

"does my head count?"

Deathmarch said 14 days ago:

"A builder"

xexes-xpotion said 14 days ago:

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

Zeratul said 14 days ago:

"Brain > Forums > Spreadsheets"

Valdartak said 14 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 14 days ago:

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

Rephor said 14 days ago:

"None"

NickyCage said 14 days ago:

"My Mind"

BlakHawk said 14 days ago:

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Shrub74 said 14 days ago:

"What?"

clownkiller said 14 days ago:

"None"

edsnakel said 14 days ago:

"i sort by attitude"

Remington010 said 14 days ago:

"The config files, muaa haa haa!"

joga said 14 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 14 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 14 days ago:

"On-line stuff usually.."

PeregrinusPrius said 15 days ago:

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

Talo90 said 15 days ago:

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

Narien said 15 days ago:

"Everything that comes to my hands."

Spooky998 said 15 days ago:

"Nothing but my mind"

Thervis said 15 days ago:

"I don't know"

Poptang said 15 days ago:

"Calculators only, maybe online calculators too."

xIcEcReAmwARx said 15 days ago:

"i make it from scratch "

JoJ said 15 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 15 days ago:

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

verfire said 15 days ago:

"pen and paper"

FallenSaint88 said 15 days ago:

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