I used to love this fic, but as time went on, it became apparent to me that the writers were so focused on making specific moments happen that they didn't care how they had to twist things to make them happen. Some worked out well such as Merry eating a Devil Fruit intended for Nero which was completely worthless to literally anyone else but allowed her to survive. But others fall flat and just make it seem like the writers are overly married to canon, like Blackbeard and his crew beating Magellan, someone they only survived in canon due to Shiryu saving them. Or Luffy being attacked by the Kuja, despite being declared an ally, because they're all convinced he tried to kill Hancock even while hundreds of miles away on Sabaody.
Perhaps the biggest example is the Marineford Arc. In canon, Blackbeard barely beat Ace and had to execute a fairly complex plan to get Whitebeard's devil fruit. Here? Blackbeard still wins despite Ace having Squad's and Whitey Bay helping because Aokiji showed up and froze everyone. Then there's Blackbeard beating Magellan easily (again, Magellan wrecked his entire crew in canon with a single attack). Then come the actual execution, despite Whitebeard having more allies, the Marines having lost so many soldiers, and thousands more defecting in the middle of the battle, things go just as badly for the pirates. Why? Because Akainu picked up a few thousand New World fighters that were invented for this story. Even the likes of Shanks, Dragon and his strongest, and all the Supernovas showing up only changes things to the extent that Ace lives and Blackbeard doesn't get Whitebeard's fruit. Does Blackbeard die or get imprisoned? Nope. He's apparently so incredibly powerful that it takes everyone on both sides working together to stop him. Is it a cool moment? Certainly. Does it make any sense given everyone's relative strength? Not remotely.
In the end, this fic ended up becoming like the Fast and Furious franchise. It's entertaining if you just shut off your brain and enjoy it. But the moment you start thinking about things, it falls apart entirely.
Overly focused on moments at the cost of plot
I used to love this fic, but as time went on, it became apparent to me that the writers were so focused on making specific moments happen that they didn't care how they had to twist things to make them happen. Some worked out well such as Merry eating a Devil Fruit intended for Nero which was completely worthless to literally anyone else but allowed her to survive. But others fall flat and just make it seem like the writers are overly married to canon, like Blackbeard and his crew beating Magellan, someone they only survived in canon due to Shiryu saving them. Or Luffy being attacked by the Kuja, despite being declared an ally, because they're all convinced he tried to kill Hancock even while hundreds of miles away on Sabaody.
Perhaps the biggest example is the Marineford Arc. In canon, Blackbeard barely beat Ace and had to execute a fairly complex plan to get Whitebeard's devil fruit. Here? Blackbeard still wins despite Ace having Squad's and Whitey Bay helping because Aokiji showed up and froze everyone. Then there's Blackbeard beating Magellan easily (again, Magellan wrecked his entire crew in canon with a single attack). Then come the actual execution, despite Whitebeard having more allies, the Marines having lost so many soldiers, and thousands more defecting in the middle of the battle, things go just as badly for the pirates. Why? Because Akainu picked up a few thousand New World fighters that were invented for this story. Even the likes of Shanks, Dragon and his strongest, and all the Supernovas showing up only changes things to the extent that Ace lives and Blackbeard doesn't get Whitebeard's fruit. Does Blackbeard die or get imprisoned? Nope. He's apparently so incredibly powerful that it takes everyone on both sides working together to stop him. Is it a cool moment? Certainly. Does it make any sense given everyone's relative strength? Not remotely.
In the end, this fic ended up becoming like the Fast and Furious franchise. It's entertaining if you just shut off your brain and enjoy it. But the moment you start thinking about things, it falls apart entirely.