Maybe you should google how to think for yourself, mother fucker
*I'm not talking about MMOs by the way, y'all don't wanna see my fully unhinged, 
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I'm going through a terrible time and am feeling compelled to share my aggressive thoughts 
Meta-gaming is a fucking blight, death to America
It was part of the series of prototypes for 4E. As they were near the end of the 3.5 run they started loosening up and experimenting, though of course someone (Mearls? I forget) got into power and scrapped the entire 4E project for their own pet idea.