Hey, thanks for playing my game and taking the time to provide your feedback. There's some interesting stuff here for me to consider.
I just wanted to pry into the 2nd point - was it is just the forced reset to the central location and/or loss of control of the character that felt unnecessary, or something else entirely? Initially I planned to a power up animation but didn't get around to it. Do you think that collecting a specific power up would feel better? Or possibly being able to click on them?