[hengood]

I was just thinking of getting this game when i started to wonder that for example: If i'm warrior and take advance job like samurai, do the animations change then? or are the attack animations still the same as with warrior? would be nice to have an answer.

[Balgas]

The animations change, not for what job you are, but what weapon you are wielding. For example, if a War was wielding a 1-handed sword, it would look just the same as if a Pld or Thf was wielding a 1-handed sword.

It's been a while since I played the game, but I think most of the Samurai swords are either Sam only or Sam,War,Nin, only. I can't really remember, but I do know that most people don't wield samurai swords unless they are a Sam.

[Brayden]

Ninjas are able to use some Great Katana but Ive never seen one do so In game

[aegina]

i saw a ninja once who was wielding a great katana. but, he sucked as a tank so bad, we kicked him and found a paladin. he wouldn't cast any spells except utsu, etc (the pt was lvl 45-ish i think)
but to answer your question, the attack animations are completely different for almost every weapon, and most jobs use different weapons. a samurai swings his katana like it's a samurai sword, a warrior swings his axe differently than a sam swings his sword. a thief's knife animations are different still, since he is dual-wielding, etc.