I hate it when people say use Kirito being level 70 by episode three as justification for SAO being bad. Episode three happens over a year after episode one, and since he was leveling up that whole time, I makes sense that he was that strong. Plus, since he was a beta tester, he knew more about how to level up and fight than most people in SAO. I’m actually surprised that he wasn’t a higher level at that time.
The whole point of Kirito going after Titan’s hand in episode 3 is that the leader of the guild went to the front line to ask ANYONE for help.
It didn’t matter who he asked because any player on the front lines would be strong enough to completely solo Titan’s Hand.
So anyone that tries to act like that’s some sort of proof Kirito is overpowered doesn’t even pay attention to the episode in question.