I think you forgetting that BM was a big deal from a kid .
Like she had a bounty of 500 million before she even join the rocks.
In fact the rocks form from people that were already dangerous and were consider the strongest crew at the time.
So the whole they were not much not true , the captain going down is a big deal but the point was all the others made it out in serious fight with roger and garp.
So what sort sacrifices you talk about like losing limbs or something like that ?
Cause Zoro will be out with broken body and Franky look like he lost shogun but like usual all the damage they get will heal in time .
Hell you even have law that can put back on body part he if they lost them lol .
"I think you forgetting that BM was a big deal from a kid .
Like she had a bounty of 500 million before she even join the rocks."
good point however
"So the whole they were not much not true "
40 yrs ago they kaido and big mom werent much and I mean this relative to where they are now.
kaido didnt even get his df at this time.
in mf too they really only lost their captain and ace and all others made it all out . I think losing those 2 was already a big enough sacrifice , one that came at the cost of keeping even the crew together.
losing limbs is def a start
zoro's could be something if hes out of commission for a while
if its simply nap for bit
followed by a quick recovery typical after many arcs then frankly it means nothing.
franky loss here is simply rebuilt even upgraded
it means nothing.
here is a good scenario of consequence
zoro goes up against mihawk too early
pays with a scar
that seems to inconvenience him for the bulk of the timeskip. its almost a reminder.