I think that was Oda's intention with the arcs being similar.
Yeah likely, but given we already saw that type of scenario before the second time the impact and the originality of it wasn't as big
I have better memories of Croco trying to take over the country than Doffy doing it.
And everything was more fleshed in Alabasta compared to DR.
Cobra > Riku
Vivi > Rebecca
Alabasta > DR (bigger, felt like a real country etc)
Koza and the revolutionaries, the old guy in the desert etc etc
I disagree with Crocodile being better written as of now. I believe we need more on him to give him an edge over Doffy. But he is up there.
Doffy lost some spice during his arc.
And i like Croco overall story more. And we have already lot of things with Croco : the whole Alabasta saga, his past as silver medalist, him going wrong way and giving up winning by himself and looking for ancient weapon, him in prison and relationship with other Baroque work officers, him in Impel Down and Marineford, and now in the new world with Daz