Because allowing people to have more options for poses isn't variety?
You could have the choice of 1 pose, or 12. Which sounds like it's more variety?
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Male DRG poses exactly like Kain does in the logo. It's such an iconic pose that even the HW trailer used it:
http://i.imgur.com/MvgYebr.png
And there's nothing "masculine" about it (and many other poses such as the play dead one that the OP requested)
I would rather they add more poses/emotes/rse/whathaveyou. The differences are what make the races unique. If we keep unlocking everything for everyone, what is the point of having different races or genders? Why would you choose to be a cat girl instead of an elf or au ra? Sure, there are emotes from other races that I like, but being a lala is much more important to me.
*2 cents*
I love when people use this type of argument, because it's so very simple and easy to completely destroy it.
http://puu.sh/vlJBK.png
These two races look nothing alike on the physical level, which is the entire purpose of choosing a race. You could take any combination of two racial members, give them the same clothing/emotes/whatever, and they'd still have an immediate and distinctly obvious visual difference.
I don't believe it.
Creating a set from your race-locked gear(4 pieces):
http://i.imgur.com/yk4gAJ9.jpg
Creating a set out of all races' gear(24 pieces):
http://i.imgur.com/esP1otZ.jpg
Creating a set out of all races' and genders' gear(48 pieces):
http://i.imgur.com/eTbTu59.jpg