Just because he is getting more character development and emotional struggles instead of fights, doesn't means it's character regression
One piece isn't baki, you don't read it for fights or powerscaling otherwise you'd get a mental breakdown because of how little oda cares about powerscaling
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Hey, usopp is great. And nope their aren't unnecessary, I'd rather see sanji facing his inner demons rather than Franky screaming super