User blog comment:Tappingplayer/Power Creep and Injustice/@comment-28738889-20161002142101

It definitely is a big problem in IM. It really only started in 2.10 with SI2. Before that, the character's stats had progressively been getting better (2600 was the highest total which had taken many updates to get up from 2300 of Shazam). Then SI2 comes in with a gigantic 3780 stat total passive included. Since then, all new characters have to be built around SI2 so that they can have a shot against him. Though I think that his price is actually worth it. Easily the best character in the game, so I think he should have a high price (unlike AOB, who is now WAY over-priced).