@Ivotas:
I agree wholeheartadly. I seriously don´t understand where this calls for "Gear 3rd" are coming from. For about 386 chapters Luffy got stronger by growing over his own limits. That always worked fine for us, nobody complained. However he reached a dead point. So in order to grew stronger his abilities needed a boost. That´s Gear 2nd.
Right now Gear 2nd is a completely new terrain for Luffy and he hasn´t even learned all the things he can do with it. (His body didn´t even get used to it.) And just like you said Kibagami, Luffy should first learn of all the possilities, strenghts and weaknesses, skills and techniques aswell as the limits of Gear 2nd before he comes to the point to realize that a Gear 3rd is needed.
Gear 2nd is a complete revolution of all we knew about the fighting skills in One Piece. It is a big thing. Pulling a Gear 3rd out of Luffy´s as a couple of chapters later only ruins the whole meaning behind this revolutionary development.
Besides, Luffy said himself that his body still didn´t get used to handle Gear 2nd, so it probably requires some time to get used to it. So please Gear 3rd prophets, explain to me how his body could handle a Gear 3rd now, if Gear 2nd was to much for him already.
Asking for a Gear 3rd now is as if Son Goku would have developed Super Saiyajin Stage 2 after Freezer used 100% of his power.
If there should ever be a thing like Gear 3rd (which I really hope to never see in One Piece) then it would probably come when Luffy faces Whitebeard or Shanks and not in the arc where Gear 2nd is the star.
I agree…
Lucchi: Well Luffy, ready for a rematch?
"Turns into his neko form"
Luffy: You bet I do! Gear 2!
"Luffy stressfully keeps himself stable as he and Lucchi start the match"
Lucchi: Storm Leg!
"Luffy appears behind Lucchi suddenly"
Lucchi: What the hell?!...
Luffy: I'm going to go to GEAR 5!!!!!
"He started to rumble, his body sent vibration on the rooftop, yet it shook his body so violencely that Luffy can't control it"
Luffy: AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Luffy was shaking so fast, an large mass of steam pulled out of his body, the viberation shook the whole courthouse so violence. Finally it stopped, the steam cleared. As it cleared, Luffy is laying on the floor motionlessly. His body seems to be melted like melted rubber.."
Lucchi:....
Spandam: So that is how he is defeated.
Franky: WTF
Robin: "Gasps"
Zoro: LUFFY!!
Sogeking: Luffy! NO! LUFFY! "sobs" I'm so sorry Luffy!!
Sanji: Oh shit....
Nami: "Clasps her mouth"
Chopper: O_O'''''
"But wait, Luffy's body is now returning to normal, his heart started to beat again, he stood up in pain. He took out meat to heal his pain"
Zoro, Nami, Sogeking, Chopper, Robin, Franky, and Sanji: LUFFY!!!
Spandam: WHAT THE HELL?!?!
Lucchi:......
Luffy: "Sigh" Forget it, I'm using Gear 2. Period.