>>139644138
The only times the Dragon Balls are mostly pointless are in the Buu saga. In the Cell saga it's a plot point that they're more screwed than usual because they have no Dragon Balls after Piccolo's fusion.

Right now in Super the focus is the Super Dragon Ball plot.

>>139644547
What the 2 tournaments in Dragon Ball?

>>139644684
Those were intermissions sandwiched between very Dragon Ball centric arcs.

>>139644547
>n the Cell saga it's a plot point that they're more screwed than usual because they have no Dragon Balls after Piccolo's fusion.
It's not a plot point. It's a contrivance to up the drama. Just like sensu beans randomly being limited.
Or the only-one-resurrection limit.
Or the only-one-person-per-wish limit.

Dragon Ball isn't the best thought-out story. Of course, that's not what fun about it, but eh.

>>139644547
Yeah, but the Super Dragon Balls are barely even relevant. Champa wants them to switch Earths, and Beerus... doesn't want them, I guess. They're a completely pointless plot device made specifically to give a reward and a reason for the tournament.

>>139645012
What's the problem with that? It's still a major role.

There's no real point in actually hunting for the Dragon Balls anymore because the characters can warp everywhere and find them with the radar

>>139644768
>intermissions
They were the best part though.

>>139645662
Calling them intermissions is wrong, since they're part of Goku's story.

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>Dragon Balls resurrect Frieza
>Tournament to win the Super Dragon Balls

They are literally collecting Super dragons balls right now in Super. They are the prize for winning the tournament. Fucking mongoloid.

>>139645801
>implying "muh original Balls" isn't for another purpose