First of all, a light year is a measure of distance, not time. Getting this wrong doesn't invalidate your opinion (unfortunately) but does give a very poor impression of you.

I have to say, I disagree with your post as strongly as possible. Not every game has to be sped up as much as possible, there are lots of games like this out there already, and some of us like a slower pace in their games. Especially for Marauders (Warriors) the slow but heavy attacks feel appropriate but I like the pace of the game.

As for animation locks, use some skill to play the game. All of the enemies attacks are in some way predictable, attack when it is safe and don't just spam attacks.