Which is a wasted opportunity in my opinion. Maybe not for the wings because I think people want to stay fruitless but It would have been interesting to see a weaker straw hat eat a fruit and learn to use it over the course of the story. You don't even have to change their fighting style, just have it being complemented by the fruit. Like have an element based fruit for Nami making use of her knowledge to work in tandem with Zeus (as we see with Ragnir/Loki in last chapter) or something like the Door Door fruit for Usopp (basically allowing Usopp an escape route when cornered in close range while having to rely on his sniping skills and gadgets for the offense)
I believe it would have added a breath of fresh air for characters that have started to become stale after a thousand of chapters, but that's just how I see it.
I agree, I will go even further, I would have liked it if Sanji ate a DF. I always liked, and still like the idea ever since Oda introduced the idea sanji CAN use his hands, but doesn't use to, then he can use swords but doesnt, learning Rokushiki, haki, then Germa abilities, producing heat, and so on, that he would just acquire anything he needed to be stronger with no Limits
Also i think it's one of the opinions that goes across all fandoms, be it casual or otherwise, that Devil Fruits are one of the coolest aspects of one piece.
And i know this point is lost on some people who read only spoilers or skim through the pages (
@ZenZu 😭) but visually (depends obviously on the DF, not everyone can be a banger), they are way more interesting.
Panels like this still clear any haki clash 1000 chapters later:
It would also add to the world-building. We always heard in East Blue, and the early part of Grandline, how rare DFs are, and the crews that made it in the Grandline ate one of the most powerful ones. The further you progress the more powerful the fruit. It would have been kino if we then saw the situation arise in the Strawhats themself
But alas its too late, I think. The only thing I can see it usopp almost dying, and they feed him a df on Elbaf to rescue him, but it sounds so gigacope, I'm already doubting it, typing it out