Originally posted by The Ellimist
It's clearly fake and artificial because the authors aren't coordinating this or anything, but then again, all of this is fake and artificial - most powerscaling is also separate from authorial intent. And if authorial intent were clear, then there wouldn't even be any room for discussion. So it's just different levels of arbitrariness, assuming rationality to a fictional construct that clearly has none.
No disagreements to it being ultimately pointless and artificial, but I do find it fun, and some discussions pique my interest. Just don't expect me to be QQing over Darth Talon vs Ven Zallow anytime soon when really there's no way at all of telling who's better other than preference.