@RobbyBevard:
However, be prepared for the bizarre anachronism of everyone being timeskip designs in old story stages.
That's what I'm hoping for.
I don't care if the Pre-TS Strawhats are not playable. Except Franky and Chopper, their appearance didn't change much and if it's like Gigant Battle 2, their Post-TS form moveset will consist of stronger version of their Pre-TS moves.
They should just have fun making scenarios where the Post-TS Stawhats meet their old and new enemies. That way, we can be surprised by the story and the non monster trio crewmember can have more spotlight.
We could get stories where each member have an opponent. For example :
- VS Warlords : Old 7 + Blackbeard + Law
- VS World Government : CP9 + Marines
- VS Enemies beaten by Luffy in the past that decide to form an alliance : Buggy, Kuro, Krieg, Foxy…
...
Personally, I'd rather have that than arcs like Jaya, DBF or Loguetown.