Varying casting / battle / stance animations for different races

[missybee]

I played Final Fantasy XI for a long while, and one of the things that made the game awesome in a more subtle way was that each race used different animations for actions. I feel like this really added a lot of character to the different races. The following video showcases this a bit.

http://youtu.be/oH7PY6YjMSY

During 2.0's initial stages, I rolled a Miqo'te. I stepped outside, proceeded to check out my battle stance / animations and decided they were pretty neat. Much to my chagrin, upon rolling a Hyur, everything looked very similar. I believe that some races have subtle differences (for instance, Lalafell hold their books a bit differently), but for the most part everyone seems to be animated about the same.

I know this is a really minor issue - I am reluctant to even call it an issue. I really feel like the addition of varying combat animations, however, would greatly augment the game.

[missybee]

If any similar threads exist, please feel free to blow this one up. I was unable to find any.