User blog comment:Kaido King of the Beasts/Oda's Hiatus Adventures/@comment-24850639-20150209213848

Don't have any cool possible hiatus stories unfortunately, but I will share my optimism. I read somewhere that Oda said he had multiple notebooks full of ideas for Dressrosa. I also read somewhere that Oda has the end of OnePiece already set/written, and he's making up everything else as he goes. I unfortunately can't provide the source of these (I was just aimlessly looking up One Piece ish), but knowing that makes me feel a lot better about the big moments we're all anticipating, and even the ones we're not.

As you said, I'd much rather Dressrosa be epic and take 2 years, then for it to be rushed and substandard. I have to admit that I definitely enjoyed OP quite a bit when I didn't read the manga and binge watched the anime. No disappointments every other week from a chapter that either didn't happen, or seemed to be a waste. I used to watch the anime not knowing what was gonna happen next, and loving the not being able to anticipate when something epic would happen. Now I know whats gonna happen, and I just watch for where the change things up. I'm thus not as into the anime anymore, and all my excitement about the series is now in hoping that the current week's chapter will be a good one, or that there will be one at all. As far as the arc itself goes, I can't say its been bad. Way too many important forces are at work here. Since the StrawHats are now major players, EVERY thing is going to be bigger now. Its awesome that theres a Marine Admiral, the 2nd in command of the Revolutionary Army, the baddest Shichibukai there is, and army of New World warriors all going at it, and half of the Straw Hats are facing off against a Yonko's forces. You have to admit all the elements are there for this arc to be great.