I think it's pretty nice adding a new undead form at lvl 6, this way people can start having fun as Pale Master sooner. I myself want to start a new Pale Master from lvl 1 just to try all those new features in Update 9.
The new Zombie form is pretty nice in design, but I really think the bad animations remove all the fun out of this form. I just logged to Lamannia and tried to swing an axe in Zombie form.. you basically just can't tell what's going on, who you'll going to hit, etc.. Can't you just stick with the normal animation and decrease its speed by 20%?
So, my humble request is: Please devs try to enhance the animations of Zombie form before releasing Update 9.