What do you think of jobs having different stances than classes?

[Radnar]

Because they were in development for 5+ years.

Even if they were, so was FFXIV.

And for the record, FFXIV has significantly more intricate animations than every other MMO on the market. Most other MMO uses the same animation repeatedly and add flashing lights to cover the weapon so users can't see it.

That you think this only tells me you haven't been playing what else the market has to offer.

Also, a massive number of XI's skills were repeats of other skills. There were actually very few Different animations. They did the same trick as most current MMOs. They used the same animation and added a different light.

FFXIV does this too.