# Alternative option instead of removing/changing animation speed of 9.3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests and Game feedback\ **Created:** [July 17, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/alternative-option-instead-of-removing-changing-animation-speed-of-9-3/89977 "2026-07-17T00:54:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![DDPGreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@DDPGreen](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DDPGreen)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/alternative-option-instead-of-removing-changing-animation-speed-of-9-3/89977/11 "2026-08-01T20:52:07Z")
From the EU, I was able to do ~74 Explore level 1 battles in 15 minutes (now ~66 with the new animations). Playing on PC, using a mouse. And just from judging my own ability to move the cursor and click buttons, it’s definitely possible to do even more. > [@Poll: How do you feel about the new Explore Animations?](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/poll-how-do-you-feel-about-the-new-explore-animations/89978/11): > > Returning to this topic with receipts after some Gnome-a-Palooza (GaP) testing to better quantify the losses to players: My typical GaP routine is to run the full 15 minutes in one kingdom at Explore level 1 using the Sister Superior, Dust Devil, and 2x Ironhawk team. Prior to the Explore update, my best runs were roughly 74 battles over 15 minutes. After the update – and without using any tricks to cancel the animations between battles – my best run was 66 battles over 15 minutes. So, from … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/alternative-option-instead-of-removing-changing-animation-speed-of-9-3/89977)._