Talk:Semblances and your OC - A Guide/@comment-27757195-20160309010657/@comment-24385282-20160310020438

I think the idea is that the technology is super advanced in Remnant in comparison to ours (e.g. mechs, robot soldiers, Penny, etc.). So if we can make Hard Light with today's/tomorrow's technology, then we should assume that such technology is already available in Remnant. It's not a good Semblance if everyone can already do it, like if your Semblance allowed you to shine a small light in a specific direction. That's just a flashlight, so everyone else in Remnant who doesn't have that Semblance is doing the exact same, except probably better - so it's just a useless Semblance.