I hear that they will all effectively be the same in this game. I don't really care for that end of things, personally. I liked in FFXI that certain races were better at magic, certain races were better at damage taking, etc. I would actually go as far as to say that I think it would be really neat if each race could go about things in a different, unique way - to some extent, anyway. I think it makes things a bit more realistic and adds to the 'feel' of the game. I can understand that this means people who are insane over doing everything in a game can actually do everything, but it still feels like the game is being simplified a little at this end.