The difference is i don't have any one character or set of characters I want to be stronger or weaker, I think the books make strength pretty obvious in a broad sense. RJ made it even more clear by talking about his own scale. You choose to ignore these things to make the Forsaken stronger and I don't understand why that matters so much. You've been proven wrong over and over when the author makes quotes, I recall both you and Sidious arguing that Nynaeve wasn't all that amazing in strength until Brandon announced that she was only weaker than 6 women.

I'm far more interested in their skill levels than something as trivial as their OP strength. When I see a quote from Egwene that flat out states she can face and defeat Mesaana I see that she has become far more skilled since her earlier statements. It is also clear that sheis not far from the Forsaken in strength. Never mind that RJ himself said she was ONE LEVEL below. You and Sidious clearly NEED the Forsaken to be so powerful that they should be unbeatable. I think they are much interesting characters if they are powerful through skill.