No balance ------------- 3E -------- Nirvana -------- 4E ------------- No variety.
Or as Michael Moorcock might put it:
Absolute Chaos ------ 3E ----- Nirvana ----- 4E ------ Absolute Stasis (Order).
No balance ------------- 3E -------- Nirvana -------- 4E ------------- No variety.

(Dungeons & Dragons)
Rulebook featuring "high magic" options, including a host of new spells.