My posts take up too much space…
[hide]@Zik:
See that's your closed opinion of what could happen.
On the contrary, it is simply all I can see happening from a base level. I am most definitely open to suggestions and alternatives. I just don't see how your desires for the enemy to go all out from the beginning is any more lame then them holding back for any given reason. I also just wanted to suggest that not all battles have been this way. IE: Croc #1, Croc #2, Lucci #1, etc. Maybe later down the line things changed from your perspective, but as a single battle those did not disappoint. As a single chapter, they were all major cliffhangers.
@Zik:
None of your examples apply to what I was talking about.
See. This is the problem. I never intended to argue anything with you, I just wanted to add to discussion by bringing up a few examples of what I thought might be what you were referring to, and you act like an ass. You only see what you want to see, and get defensive for everything else. Sure, I will argue for the sake of arguing – or even try to rebuttal matters I feel are different, but I am willing to admit when someone has a point, or at least be kind to someone who's "point" has little to do with what I was talking about. So let me start over:
You seem…disappointed with the turn of events and how Hancock is handling things. Personally, I see no problem. This stuff actually does happen in real life, and just because she has a secret she doesn't want let out doesn't mean (for good / anti-cliche story telling) she has to go all out and instant death him to do so. After her first attempt fails, I am not surprised she wants to publicly humiliate or destroy him. Why have her freaking out and losing her composure – outside her being distraught about the failing mero-mero of course -- to make sure he dies? That would take away from her character IMO. So I offer some other examples where you might see it is not always this way – Croc: Kills Luffy, Kills Luffy, and then tries to again Kill Luffy. Sure, he might have the cliche monologue at one point in the last fight, but that was for story purposes, and for the most part he wasn't holding back the rest of the fight…as he tried to kill Luffy the whole time with poison etc. You say that is not an example, fine. All I did was suggest that maybe it was. Moving on, Mihawk: You are right, he does hold back. I meant that – outside his goal to make a point -- he doesn't make a stupid decision of holding back, leading to his demise. Bad example, but I meant where someone did what they should have done from the start -- take the person, place, or thing out of the way from the get go. Lastly, Lucci: Another similar example of where Lucci straight off the bat changes into his DF Leapord Mode and uses Shigan straight through Luffy's chest, then flings him towards the ocean. Outside of that he never really uses anything much more powerful outside Rouku Ou Gan. Granted, that is a more powerful attack – I meant he didn't hold back his beast form or anything like that until the last moment. Straight from the get-go he showed what he was capable of without using his "ace up the sleeve". Again, if you want to exclude these, then by all means do so. Just tossed some examples out there where it might not be the case you suggested.
@Zik:
Also why shouldn't I set my expectations high when reading good-great manga? wouldn't it be my disappointment if I don't find it satisfying? Also if you don't like my point of view or feel it isn't worth the time do not reply to it
Set your expectations as high as you want, just try to tone down your Debbie Downer viewpoint for the rest of us. It isn't that I feel your posts or POV's aren't worth responding to, it is the opposite! I like your POV's and input, but I feel whenever I respond you are going to instantly "counter-attack" under the assumption that I was trying to trip you up or something. After that, of course I try to reason out or defend anything you say in rebuttal – and to that I am wrong in doing so. I guess should just stop though, without saying anyth--- oh, whoops.
@Pirate_King_Sage:
That's just not how anime/manga's work generally.
Not trying to argue much with you here PK, but I really dislike this excuse that we have to give in simply because it is how "manga's work". I would argue that story telling in general pretty much works this way; not necessarily in order to function, but to properly give the readers a good hype, build-up, and presentation of events. However, this still is not always (I know, you said "generally") the case. Mihawk was bored, and had a desire to test Zoro – there was no need to kill him. Kuma also was interested in matters, and was already told by Moria to keep out of his affairs. In the end he did take everyone out – to an extent -- leaving only 5 people still conscious, and most not able to do anything. Zoro made a deal, he honored it. (Likely with more reasons behind that then we know as of yet). Kizaru did wipe the floor with the Supernovae, and once he reached the SH's he had no reason to go balls out since no one could cause him any difficulty (as far as he could tell), so it would have been pointless. I understand your point (again, not really arguing), but I see no reason to get flustered over any of this. And that is my point. You know what I mean? Just enjoy the story, I say. Not saying there is anything wrong with having issues and hang ups on the story, but if no one else cares or complains about it…then why make such a commotion?
@Pirate_King_Sage:
I personally like the development of a character as he/she is fighting a strong opponent, i.e. Luffy vs Bleuno.
Yeah, definitely! If that wasn't there, then we wouldn't have the same substance and connection to the world that One Piece gives us.[/hide]
