I kinda like the new look... but I'm not totally sold on it.

I'm a big fan of the new mechanics so far though. If we need the old T3 Jellies back, we can just put legs on the treasure boxes and give them a strong desire to cuddle with knights.

dislike. slimes and lichens should be two distinct factions even though they are the same monster family. they could have done something different with them to add piercing attacks. instead of lichen like spikes, why not embed a bunch of weapons in the slime? like they sloshed over some dead knights/gremlins and soaked up their equipment, so theyvegot little shrapnel bits sticking out when they do their swirl attack. they didnt need a ranged atttack, especially one thats kinda bogus (spikes teleported across unreasonable boundaries) and derivative of the lichen colony attacks. i suggested this in another thread, but i'll say it again.. i would rather small lichens have that ranged spiked attack than any jelly cubes. that would make more sense considering how the enemy evolves by merging (and the big lichen has a big spike AOE attack).

*shrug* oh well, I'm sure we're stuck with what we got

The Slimes definitely looked better without the spikes. If anything, those should be sub-species, as the other said.

Best case scenario would be making them rarer spawns. Higher threat, higher reward, right?

Love the addition of piercing damage. The floor spikes were an unexpected challenge from these former pushovers.

The new look has got to go. I go on T1 runs now just to reminisce about their perfect cubeness. They should just pull a T-1000 and grow a spike when needed, isn't morphability the point of being all squishy?

I like the idea of them growing spikes/getting spikey as majic and culture put it. I don't really like the new look, but I like the additional challenge.

I do not like the look of the new jellies... I was thinking that maybe having parts of their liquid crystallize into sharp, needle like projectiles as they spin might look reasonable. Not the thick, dark, stumps that lichens give, but something white or pinkish.

E.g.: http://mxp.physics.umn.edu/s04/Projects/s04snow/Dscn1004%20needles.jpg
http://images.wikia.com/naruto/images/7/70/Crystal_Needle_Scattering_Des...
http://0.tqn.com/d/chemistry/1/G/0/q/epsomsalts.jpg

I like the design of the new 'slimes', but I think the new 'jellies' are really, really ugly.

Also the bogosity of the jelly thorns is being fixed today. Mostly. At least they won't be able to reach through chasms. The way terrain and bombs hide the coming attack warning will likely continue to annoy.

Basic monsters belong in Tier 1, so if you want your ''iconic'' Jelly Cube then stay there.

I like the Tier 3 Jelly Cube, it looks pretty neat in my opinion, those thorns go well with it. The Tier 2 Jelly Cube looks like it waddled over some pecan chips or something.

While I love the balance the piercing damage brings, I don't like the new look at all. With all due respect for the artists, who have so far designed terrific monsters and environments, those horns are really ugly.
Granted, finding a graphic solution to this issue (piercing damage from a jelly) wasn't so trivial, but I think they could have come with better ideas.
What about a spiky shell, for instance?

The only reason I tolerate them is because now we can possibly get spiky jelly equipment. Those would look AWESOME.

It's not bad, but I would like it better if they had jelly spikes with crystal tips if it were possible. Also, high tier jellies could have a crystal crust on their outside that bursts when they attack (kind of like the crystal bomb design.)

I hate it. They looked awesome, and they ruined it.

The jellies finally armed themselves for the fight.

I don't think this thread is about wither jellies have these new attacks (I think they should have something, if not piercing), but all about how they *look*. I just don't think horns look right on giggly jelly.

Attention, please o3o'

Instead of reducing the amount of heat gained by one "Jelly King Run" they made the enemies even more difficult to defeat.

It's not like the Jelly was ever a "threat" earlier, you could easily rush kill them without loosing a single health point!

Now that OOO have mostly worked the bugs and balance issues out of the spike attack, I'm a lot more comfortable with the new jellies' gameplay-wise, but I still think that the spikes *look* a bit stapled on.

This is a classic "New Coke" issue. People should have an uncontrollably positive reaction to things that are "new" as "new" promises unexplored possibilities. UNLESS the novelty disrupts their long-term affinity to a brand or image. (Long-term in this case being measured in months, which I guess is long for a video game...)

Just some insight for anyone who is wholly confused by the overwhelming negative reaction to the new jelly artwork.