The problem people fall into with the lightsaber/Death Star concept is best seen in crossovers. Consider, if you will, a hypothetical Potter/Naruto fic. The good guys learn ninjutsu, so how does Bad Author balance this? Why, by having Orochimaru show up, of course! Now both sides have ninjutsu, so everybody's back where it started... and you basically have an HP fic alongside a Naruto fic. Blech.
Good Author would simply up Voldy's game; have him invent/rediscover some new spells, summon some demons, power up his minions with dark rituals... basically have him do all the things that fic-HP magic supposedly can do that canon-HP magic doesn't. This way, the conflict stays asymmetrical, which adds more flavor to it, without becoming unbalanced.
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Good Author would simply up Voldy's game; have him invent/rediscover some new spells, summon some demons, power up his minions with dark rituals... basically have him do all the things that fic-HP magic supposedly can do that canon-HP magic doesn't. This way, the conflict stays asymmetrical, which adds more flavor to it, without becoming unbalanced.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.