I really don't think so. It was said on the official forums -by a Jagex mod- that mining speeds are completely unchanged. I was powermining iron today, and I don't think it is slower. The only difference is that the animation makes it LOOK slower. Can anyone confirm, with math, that they can't powermine as fast as they used to?

Just as fast man, I was worried about it too, but no biggy.

It's all the same.

actually it make me 1-3 hit coal alot more often..got 500 coal in an hour in secret location.

yeah i think it's better now. I seem to get the ores faster than before :-k