It seems OP is upset over the "looks" of the motions. The cosmetic value of character animation in this game is something I care so little about it's almost immeasurable. As far as the actual functionality, when I first tried ffxiv I was greatly annoyed by how awful the control of your character was compared to ffxi. I've long since grown accustom to it, but I fully support their decision to improve the control we have over our character's motions. When the devs make an idiotic decision I'm always one of the first to criticize, but this isn't one of them.