WOWSZER.COM

If you’ve spent any time reading forums, you’ve probably seen character profiles on signature lines and wanted one for yourself. There’s really two ways to go about this: 1. enter the profile by hand or, 2. upload the profile.

1. If you are uncomfortable with decompressing addons from .EXE files or dealing with long file paths, your best bet is to enter the profile by hand. Probably the least painful route is CTprofiles.net – you enter your info by hand and they give you a link to put in your signature line. Example: http://ctprofiles.net/3218820
It’s all step-by-step and pretty tedious. On the other hand, if you wanted to experiment with stats for adding different gear…this would be a great place to do it.

2. Now then, if you are like me, and short on time and patience, you want to visit RPG Outfitter. (RPG Outfitter looks like it has some cool guild tools, but I havn’t tested them yet.) These guys have done a huge amount of work so that you can upload your character profile. This includes gear being worn, contents of bags, banks, unread mail, quests, known recipes, skills, and talents. Sadly it only tells you how many point are in each talent tree. To gather all this information, you need to download an add-on that is stored in a Windows Executable file (.EXE). I found that Stuffit Expander decompressed the needed stuff quite well. Follow the directions (put correct files in the ‘addons’ folder) then run WOW. For this to work, you need to view your character, his/her reputation, skills, talents, bags, recipes for each profession, and visit the bank. After that, exit WOW. All these steps will put a file deep within your WTF folder called ‘CharacterProfiler.lua’ – this is the file you will upload. It is in your ‘SavedVariables’ folder. This will upload all your characters that you have used since you installed the addon. Every time you play, the data will be updated. Upload the changes as often you you wish. Example: http://www.rpgoutfitter.com/wow-gm/char.cfm?char=Eillebill@US-Lothar

[correction: RPG Outfitter does keep track of talents as well. My bad]

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