I was surprised when someone pointed out to me that "Hey-o, they've already removed the movements the OP is talking about." That's when I knew, and posted

Quote Originally Posted by HiirNoivl View Post
The stop motion will probably be removed completely.
Then someone else posted that not only is this for "Gameplay" when it comes to motions effecting battle, but the cost of processing stop motions in crowded areas would be too much for the game to play well on lower end computers which YoshiP has acknowleged is one of the goals of ARR.

Conclusion: Is removing the stop motion a downgrade? Yes, it could be considered a downgrade. However, as sad as that is to contemplate, it must be acknowleged that until the hardware of the average player catches up, ARR is going to aim for the largest customer subscription base.

Eventually, maybe the next FF MMO could do those kind of movements....