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Message: <blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 9369738" data-attributes="member: 86653">Some interesting tidbits. Some was obvious, some was already widely known.✦ Two designers hit on the idea of at-will, encounter, and daily powers at the exact same moment during a meeting.✦ The game was designed to be more accessible (layout and text).✦ The game was designed to be familiar to WoW players (everyone has something interesting to do and party roles).✦ The game was designed because Hasbro wanted to kill the OGL and get subscriptions through Gleemax.✦ The designers of 4E did not know about the attempt to kill the OGL. Both Rob and Andy said they'd have designed the game differently if they'd known.✦ The coders were told to make their individual bits and pieces in whatever coding language they knew and not worry about integration, the higher ups would sort that out later.✦ Consultants were hired to oversee the coding angle and integration. They were let got after a few days when they told Hasbro it wasn't going to work.✦ D&D 4E won a stack of Ennie Awards.</blockquote>