That's essentially why I said they don't all need to get utmost death matches in every arc. There's something special about a character not really interested in fighting but having been forced to learn it, such as Nami, winning against a named opponent. I like such fights as much as the next viewer. But in fact they might be even better if they don't happen in every new place they visit. It's enough for me to get a few good fights and story progress. Unless it's indeed a situation and place where there's no avoiding it realistically.

Thus, I have no complaints since that's exactly how the show has been going on for a while.