You can do the old style of moving a heavy object with Shift + E. You can also rotate an object that you are dragging with the scroll wheel.
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While you can move heavy stuff better with shift + E it doesn't quite work as well as the older versions and with the new grab and hold, it becomes difficult to use. I think the whole object moving mechanics should be optional to use the new way (Press E to grab, Shift+E to Rotate and lift) or the old way (Hold E to rotate and lift)