[@thewizardguy] At this point, I think it would be best if we all moved on. After three different powers, I've begun to notice that they all boil down to the same set of issues. You seem to be designing the powers strictly for player versus player combat at least that's what it's beginning to feel like. Each one of your defenses has boiled down to Joshua's powers being vulnerable against other superhumans.

Everyone else in the game is vulnerable to regular humans, their powers give them a distinct edge but do not make them untouchable or by any means undefeatable. Every one of your presented powers has relied on a very niche weakness, for example, the first powerset required Joshua to be isolated from the general population. This would be a fine weakness if the game wasn't entirely based in a setting inspired by some of the most densely populated areas in North America. Isolating Joshua would require a lot of effort on another player's part if that ever were to occur and it would be incredibly unlikely that it would come up PVE since it would isolate Joshua from the cast. 

This latest power requires someone to attack Joshua before he absorbs a material (since no matter the material, he's quite durable). In your own words, one point five seconds is enough time for someone to cross a room and stab Joshua. But this is the only truly viable exploit, and while I realize you're willing to increase the length, it just doesn't feel worth discussing any further.

At the end of the day, I'm truly feeling that we're not going to see eye to eye and I don't think it's going to work out for you in this particular roleplay. I'm sorry that it has taken this long for us to come to a conclusion and like I have previously said, we liked Joshua as a character but it doesn't seem to be working out. I apologize if you feel as though your time has been wasted here, but Hillan, Junk and myself don't think it's going to be a good fit moving forward.

Best of luck with your future roleplay endeavors and I do hope you find a game that will better suit you and your character.