OMG Chris is so effin pro

I kinda like the new mechanics, feels more polished to me.

But in regards to the knockback, I can't really disagree there. It's pretty dumb.
Still though, aside from that I think it's an improvement over the current gelatin monarch.

Knockback definately need reducing, half the time I was thrown back I'm sure I wasn't even getting hit. I'm not sure what's going on here, either the physics are screwed up or the range of his attacks are going further than they visibly appear to be but either way it's tedious and not actually challenging any real way.

I've been hearing from people that this is not a Ultimate version of RJP, it is a revamp of the existing T2 boss. So, from what you said, it seems that the actual place of the boss will be revamped, will the levels before him be changed too? I am not sure if you are allowed to tell me so it is ok if you don't.

The knockback got horribly annoying, and if it was meant to keep the focus away from just swords, guns do not do nearly enough to counter the amount of healing he does. However, me and a friend managed to take him down without reviving, I was wearing full skolver(admittedly deadly virulisk would've done even better so there are options) with gran faust(although I would've done more DPS with a lot of other 5* swords as he never got cursed), umbra driver (which I didn't use), Venom Veiler and ash of agni with Aegis and two bomb focus trinkets.

I'd say if the knockback stays in, halve the amount of times it happens, and I don't know if this is a glitch but he lost his crown about a third the way through the battle after doing a fake death animation(I think that's how he summons more turrets? I'm not sure though). If this is meant to be a replacement, then the T1 turrets are just fine, it provides motivation to stay away from the edges and in the fight, and at one point there were like 3 turrets in each corner, had they been properly T2 I think players would not be able to move without getting damaged by random flying spikes. His healing I think is fine, all it really does is encourage people to bring something that inflicts poison (giving the Veiler a decent use) and creates more of a team-based fight rather than the normal way me and my friends usually do it where I just spam ash when he's not on fire and everyone else runs to him.

even with tier 3 equipment there it was almost impossible to solo him lastnight, JK to got to much of a power up in the knockback department. if solo'ing he knocks ya back and by the time you get back to him he's almost healed all damage that was inflicted upon him. and the curse status effect wasn't working properly against him either as while he was cursed he could still heal and operate as if nothing was wrong. i'm normally able to solo jk on a normal basis but there isn't any chance of me doing that on the upgraded jk.