User blog comment:AYET/The Strawhats at the next level up/@comment-10543621-20140422011108

Eveyone kinda already have new tricks up their sleeves. We just need proper fights to properly develop and showcase them. Like Sanji, we know he's faster and he's shown his sky and blue walk, we also know he can use diable jambe more freely now, but we haven't really seen what he can do with his kenbunshoku haki in an actual fight with a challenging opponent. He definitely is overdue for that especially after his 'losts' against Vergo and Doffy.

Zoro is the one that hasn't really shown any 'new techniques'. I could see perhaps him using his Asura thing more frequently. Luffy's really just revolving around buso-ing all his attacks and frequent usage of his gears without the penalties. Brook already has an elemental boost and hypotising. If anything, I'd just like to see an improvement to his swordplay in conjunction with his ice strikes. It'll be nice for him to use his music in conjunction with swordplay as well. Maybe sort of like creating illusions and stabbing or something.

Nami can use whatever weapon she likes, but i'm sure her arsenal with the weather will just get more crazy. Robin I'm hoping for more development in her physical abilities. Like maybe moving herself more in actual fights, becoming kinda like how the ninjas in naruto fight with her clones (substitution and decoys etc, which she has already started to show bits of doing), swinging herself around with her limbs etc etc, just more agile and 'physical' in general.

Franky needs to have access to Shogun level abilities more readily. Whether being able to 'transform' into shogun or remotely summon it, or shrinking shogun down such that it become portable, whatever.

Chopper probably has enough in his arsenal. I just need to see a proper fight where he's forced to better utilise his forms and switch between them like what he did in the past against various strong opponents, and showcase his proficiency with interchanging between his forms and fighting strategically. Rather than keep jumping into his kungfu point or going monster and becoming useless after that.

Usopp is the one that I feel already has a foreshowing of an increase in his arsenal. HIs usuage of plants in the form of pop greens, and now with the dwarves in his debt who're said to be able to grow any plants in the world, as evidenced by green-bit's monstrous plants. I'm suspecting Usopp will be able to increase his botanical arsenal drastically with the help of the dwarves.