I for one disagree with you. We are talking about Luke Skywalker here, post-Yoda training (think Bespin Luke) which is not long before he kills the Rancor in ROTJ. So canon-wise, Non-Jedi Luke being able to solo the Rancor makes sense.
As a developer myself, I can tell you that avoiding power creep is impossible. If you don't release increasingly powerful toons, or toons that do something unique, players will lose interest.
Now, let's take a look at what is required to get Luke (who unlocks at 7*)...5 7* Empire (to get 7* R2) and 7* ANH characters (including the aforementioned R2).
And IF you were to use EP to get 7* R2, then that's even MORE characters at 7* and a decent gear level to unlock him.
So if you think about all the investment (time/money/etc.) to get CLS, then having him be so powerful makes perfect sense.
I do not have CLS but am working towards him. As someone who doesn't have CLS, I have zero problem with others who put in the effort to get him being able to accomplish great things.
Also, think about it this way: CLS is a way to save time on things like the Rancor (with the proper investment) which is also a bonus and something the devs have said they wanted to figure out how to do.
He is an end-game character, the main character of the three original movies, one of the most iconic characters in filmography and should most definitely have end-game power. Which he does...in spades...lol
I would not expect new, non-legendary characters, to have similar power. I would expect a Bespin Vader (should he release) to be more powerful since he kicked the crap out of CLS, but otherwise, until we get Jedi Luke I wouldn't expect to see anyone else come into the game anytime soon that can knock him off that throne.
