If I recall from past interviews it was stated that every race/gender uses the same animations for combat and correct me if i'm wrong but I believe it was also stated the reason boiled down to the amount of time it would take to make unique animations for every race/gender for every class/job. My question is would everyone like to see every race/gender have their own unique style for every job/class?
I personally have nothing against how it is now I think the game looks beautiful and I can't wait to spend more time in the beta exploring and getting a feel for the game. I'm still struggling with what I want to make male or female miqu'te, for me it all boils down to aesthetics how they look in armor and the animations.