As many of you have noticed, version 5.5 has introduced a new “reel” format for displaying motions on the F11 bar. You may have already read my thoughts on the matter before, but this method is to overcome some of the limitations of the hotkey system, most importantly the diminishing amount of room for more animations and how convoluted the navigation has become as a result of which.

This new system was an attempt to streamline the animations so that many could be viewed at once without fiddling with the keyboard constantly, and to allow me to add many more animations than would otherwise be possible if I were binding one animation per key given the diminishing amount of space for more.

This isn’t without it’s flaws though. The obvious downside is that you cannot select a specific animation to view in this method, and you’ll often end up waiting for the animation you’re looking for to cycle in. I don’t know what the average user experience looks like, if they just tend to zone in on one animation specifically, or if they like to view a variety of them, so in a way this is also an experiment as well as a new release.

So my question to you is thusly, do you like the new system, or do you prefer how it was previously? Please give me your answer as a reblog, DM, or message whichever you prefer.