Righteous, my 1st gen moto x has been turdlier and turdlier, this should help stave off cravings for a new phone
Honestly, I haven't had too many complaints still about my Moto X.
I read something a long time ago that said most next generation phone innovation has more to do with things like better cameras or resolution than processing. Meaning older phones can still perform decently enough. You just won't have a tablet sized phone.
Anyway, the animations off thing is weird to me. It's almost like animations are purposefully introduced lag designed into everything. When I hear a lot of you describing it as "snappier" I think that's exactly it. You've taken the lag out of the system.