Magelo Magelo was founded in 2001 to offer initially a system to make character profiles for " Everquest " gamers . Since May 2008 , Magelo also provides services for the " World of Warcraft " community such as character profiles , dynamic signatures , a game database and gear planner . Features . Magelo ' s main features like the profile , signature and gear planner are available for all users . You can import your characters directly from the Armory or synchronize them with the Magelo Sync client . Profile . The Magelo profile is a summary of the character . Everything about the character is shown in a single full - screen page with no advertisements or unrelated items in the background . The Magelo profile displays the unbuffed stats of the character , assigning it an Archetype that fit its role . It handles Druid Forms , Death Knight Presences and Warrior Stances . It shows the character animated in 3D exactly as it is in game and is customizable ( background image , color theme , music ) . You can also show your secondary spec profile with updated gear , statistics , 3D model , talents and glyphs . Character profiles samples : Signatures and Avatar . For each character , Magelo will get you an avatar and a signature in 2 sizes to show your character in many forums or websites . They gives a quick preview of the character ( 3D portrait , level , race , class , server , guild info , tradeskills , talents ) and they are customizable ( background image , color theme , frame , statistics ) . They will be updated automatically anywhere you use them . Signatures and avatar samples : Illustrated Database . The Magelo database contains information related to the game ( items , spells , quests , NPCs ) and it is illustrated with animated 3D model of NPCs , armor and weapons to shows how they look like in the game . Variety of data , such as mining , herb nodes , NPC and objects are located in 3D on interactive zone maps . Players can see indoor locations available in the area and switch between the normal and terrain ( minimap ) modes . Zone sample : The item tree shows how to obtain all the raw materials necessary to get an item crafted . Item tree sample : Breastplate of the White Knight Tools . The gear planner will audit the character gear and suggest potential upgrades based on his Archetype , class and level . As you makes gear swaps ( with recommended item , gem , enchant ) you will see the benefits on all stats and the differences with the original gear . Then , you can save changes as Alternate profiles to keep track on the character progression or make plans for future gear . You can even filter the upgrades by source , compare your profile to any other profile and access a Roadmap that show how to obtain the upgrades you selected ( loot , merchant , recipe ) . Sample of alternate profile : The inventory tool lets you manage all your items listed in each of your characters ' bags and bank separately , outside the game . It indicates the storage location and amount carried on each character for every item and it has an advanced search ability to locate items across multiple characters . The item comparison tool help you compare several different items together . You can add gems and enchants on the items , see item set bonuses and watch Heirloom item progression over a range of levels . Magelo offers guild management and recruiting services . The guild leader can manage members and permissions . He can create guild recruitment announcements and import Magelo guild roster in his website . Players may also announce their candidacy for recruiting guilds directly in their profile . Magelo will match players looking for guilds and guilds looking for new recruits . Magelo Controversy . Since Magelo actively reads a computer ' s Random Access Memory , some people believe that it goes against Blizzard ' s Terms of Use . Blizzard has made no official statement either way but various GMs have stated that Magelo may or may not be against the TOU . The following chat was posted in a Magelo forum in February 2009 . The following was posted in the WoW Europe forums in July 2008 . From This controversy is not something really problematic anymore as players can import their character from the Armory on Magelo since February 2010 . If they feel better avoiding using the software they can simply choose the Armory option .