User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 448: Fight the Power! Review and Commentary/@comment-24264679-20150817160616/@comment-2214433-20150817161056

There's like 15 bad guys on high level. Hyping a continent vs. continent war and then have only FT participate.. yeah, no. They don't even have enough people.

Also, are we forgetting the part where Kagura actually overpowered Erza and even after the latter's comeback, she was still ready to continue the fight?

Plus, you are assuming Mashima keeps the power levels consistent. I don't think we've been reading the same manga. xD Base Natsu beating Sting and Rogue didn't stop Mashima from making Sting and Rogue Natsu's equals in the battle against Mard Geer.