Originally Posted by
Killerbee911
People general say that but in practice, it is hard though let use Batman because it is easier to see than Superman. Let's give Batman an upgrade face mask with gas mask built in but then scarecrow becomes less of a challenge, let us upgrade Batman to being more bulletproof then every villain who carries a gun is less of a challenge.Lets give Batman stealth and flight once again more villians less of challenge.Now none of these upgrades are a logic bad option but what happens to villians you then have to upgrade them as well then lose kind of core of what they are if you logically upgraded Batman you have to put Joker in mecha or something. Superman becomes a planet pusher then you have to make his enemies planet pusher or stronger then how you have to remove enemy from board at the end of the story or else make powerful enemy look incompentent to keep on losing.
Someone is going to say you are thinking about powers and stuff too much but keeping stuff within comfortable zone makes stories easier for writers. You have to make stories in a way where people don't question stuff like why does Batwing suit have flight and all the other suits don't? How can superman push a planet but Atomic skull is a challenge? So what is easier give superman a flaw that makes Skull a challenge or raise every villian(or even just multiple) to level of hero who is often seen as the strongest hero in comics? Superheroes get power ups that is part of game. For Batman or Ironman they don't get to keep upgrades, for Superman you give him a weakness that be taken advantage.If you don't you have keep adding guys who are ridiclious powerfully think about when new big time writer take over and introduces new villian what happens to villians at the end of the story.They have be taken of the board instead of assest that can be used frequently. Weaken Superman isn't a always a bad thing considering how high reachs on the power scale at times.
I think Superman who base power level near the top among heroes and villains (but can be temporarily boosted to his old school ridiculous levels or lower to street level) is a smarter option than one who is always at those ridiculous powerful levels.