Camie has nothing to do with villain being competent or not lol
Drum never pretended to have any tension, arc started with Luffy sending Wapol flying
But thatβs not the point. The point is a lot of times in order for Oda to add tension to arcs he artificially adds some caveat that holds the SHβs back (typically a member of the M3)
Itβs always been like that and itβs never changed
In Arlong Park Luffy is set to the side and is only freed at the very end when itβs time to face Arlong and Zoro/Sanji are already spent from their matchups
In Little Garden Sanji is set to the wayside because if they were all together there would be no issues
In Skypiea Luffy is stuck inside a snake for
10-20+ chapters because if heβs freed any earlier
especially when the Enel 1v4 happens the arc ends right there
In Water 7 Usopp is left alone with none of the stronger members to guard him because the plot canβt happen without it. We literally
see what wouldβve happened if the other members were there when they demolished the Franky house
In Thriller Bark emphasis is placed on Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji being captured (while separate, mind you) because of this formula
Oda has
never shied away from this tactic. Itβs basically the core of One Piece