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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 6079142" data-attributes="member: 7635">This article proves to me WotC knows what its doing. Basic is for fans of rules-lite D&D for new players. Its simple, self-contained, and internally consistent.Standard is akin to 3e or AD&D in terms of complexity. Its fairly self-contained, but has a lot more options.Advanced is for tinkers and homebrewers; it requires some work to use, but doesn't break the game using them.That is how you design a D&D game. The take-home message from 3e was "too much complexity drags the game down". The take-home message from 4e seems to be "you can't sell one universal D&D experience". Advanced sounds a lot like Unearthed Arcana, but with a lot more support and testing.</blockquote>