Mundane question but I'm curious; does anyone else prefer how Smite used to function?

I mean back when it was a 70 second cooldown and had no animation. Just a large burst of damage and a glow over your champion. You could smite minions, or smite on cooldown for the fastest clear. Felt much more satisfying to use, unlike now where its a little splash of damage and a cute animation instead of halving blue/red life bars.