What were you expecting? All power creeps are better to be addressed now than at the final war, Oda doesn’t have the luxury of time to write Wano and Kaido’s defeat for 350 chapters. Everybody jumped power levels at a somewhat unsatisfying rate
ACoC was also designed to be the most op powerup. It was hyped up for at least 600 chapters in which admirals and top tiers was even alarmed at a pre-ts Luffy showing it.
You can say that aCoC is what separated top tiers from high tiers, and the jump is enormous once you unlock this specific powerup. Luffy and Zoro for example were already high tiers, so them unlocking this would make them jump to competing with top tiers immediately (at least AP-wise).
You can also say that Luffy’s using aCoC to strengthen his armament haki. That’s why he’s not getting one-shotted anymore, although I’m not sure with this one. ACoC might just be an AP amplifier, but it also looks like it amplifies ryuo when they are used in conjunction. This is what I believe creates the no touch application, so who’s to say that the durability of armament can’t also be amplified
Besides Oda still managed to portray the impressiveness of a yonko, in which Kaido would still take Luffy to an extreme diff slug fest after his stamina’s depleted from all the fighting and lifting a gigantic island
No dude you are completely wrong. Oda had no reason at all to make Kaido one-shot Luffy at beginning of Wano and made Luffy getting knocked out so easily by Apoo struggling with Ulti+P1.
There is no logic saying Wano would last 350 chapter without Luffy getting insanely stronger for no reason. Is simply Oda doesn't make Luffy being so weak compared to Yonko. Many like me were already expecting Luffy to be Admiral level since timeskip specially with G4 so the gap shouldn't be one-shot material. Is ridiculous to think Yonkos can literally one-shot their right hands.
CoC wasn't hyped enough to justify ACoC. Pre-timeskip CoC was usefull because power levels were so low that you actually benefits from knocking out fodders with it. But after timeskip CoC is kind of useless(and not much used) because stronger opponents are not affected by it.
If ACoC would be a issue for Marine then Luffy's bounty after Marineford should be much higher, Luffy's bounty after Dressrosa much higher. Only Luffy's bounty after WCI makes sense taking in consideration his CoC.
To me ACoC doesn't separate high from top tiers but immediately puts anyone who has it at top tier rank. To me Luffy was high-high tier before and became low-top tier after. Yamato is a low-top tier stronger than Luffy and Zoro was already low-top tier(weaker than Yamato and current Luffy) and now(since 1010) he is mid-top tier.
Luffy not being knocked out again is unjustified. There is no panel for you to argue that Luffy is using ACoC or any kind of haki while tanking Kaido's blows. And is pure headcannon to say he is using ACoC + Ryou(that is not advanced armament aka internal damage) or anything else.
Top tiers and even lower tiers are portrayed to fight for days so that bullshit excuse that Kaido is getting tired/weakened doesn't fit. Oda is portraying everyone much stronger than early of Wano G4 Luffy for being able to hurt Kaido, including Kid's WWE moves and Law's stones.
Again, Kaido is a Mythical Zoan. Where his DF durability, endurance, strength boost since a Paramecia can rival with it?