Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-96.224.225.28-20141201044200/@comment-6697950-20141201182015

Okay, as far as I see, this topic is just a bunch of excuses to make Kirito seem like the stronger one...

Things that I feel like mentioning:
 * Spell blast is a sign of creativity and outright game mechanic abuse. Yuuki never used it because she never thought of doing it while Kirito did, as he has the mentality for it.
 * Kirito and Asuna have a thing where they both think that the other is stronger. Moot point.
 * Stats in ALO barely affect gameplay. It's designed to be a game where the player's own skill is the most important part of the battle. Stats only add a minor bonus.
 * Kirito lived in the VR world for two years straight; Yuuki did for three years straight. She does have more experience. I doubt that having real life stuff to do helps Kirito maintain his skills either.
 * Skills deteriorate if not practised constantly. Kirito has no reason to no life a game where there is no life-or-death stimulation.
 * In your example, the character surpassed another character in a specific technique. Kirito didn't inherit any techniques from Yuuki, so the only way to surpass her would be to beat her, which is impossible to do if your opponent is not among the living. Unless by "surpass" you mean "create an even higher combo skill than Mother's Rosario", but 1) that would only be surpassing in one field and nothing says that Yuuki couldn't create an even higher combo skill if she wanted to 2) Kirito hasn't even made a skill that is stronger than an 8-hit combo skill. I'm not sure what are the odds that he'll make something that can surpass an 11-hit one in the foreseeable future.

In conclusion, this topic is pointless, since the original question is flawed as Kai pointed out while the remainder of the discussion is... a battle of opinions which I doubt will ever reach a resolution.