Originally posted by Galan007
I'm not sure what is being argued here..?Thanos did purposefully neuter himself against the heroes by turning off all sensory input from every gem, sans power. He outright stated that he would be operating in a "diminished capacity", because he wouldn't know his opponents' next moves... And after Surfer nearly managed to snag the IG from him, Thanos willed himself "back to full power."
The gems themselves obviously still possessed limitless power, but Thanos' ability to *use* said omnipotence effectively against the heroes was massively hindered... Which was the whole point.
It's being argued whether Thanos weakened any of his actual power, or just his omnescience.
If the latter, then Thor and the heroes were still facing the same power levels the abstracts were. The only difference, is they could catch him off guard, or use tactics that would he impossible to a being who sees everything on every conceptual level.
It's like trying to surprise Doctor Manhattan normally, vs when his future and past vision were interfered with. Same power level, diminished senses.