Pretty much all the time. Occasionally attempt to make optimized lists but base them on a theme. I love using Vader even though he is expensive. In my group we aim for 100 pt lists but often go over as people want to try differing combos. I will never do a tourney as am not interested, neither are the other 6 members in my group. We just play for fun and have tried games with rules for moving asteroids, hilarious, and attempted fighting in a gravity well.