I don't think they would need to make new animations for a lot of them. If you take Axe's, Mace's, Warhammers etc they all swing in a similar fashion to a Sword plus its common in fantasy settings like this for them to have spikes on the tops so they can also be thrust in the same fashion as a Sword.
I agree but in 4e Fighters, for example, aren't just limited to Sword and Shield. And also they aren't just limited to 1 type of armor either. Don't get me wrong, I love what Cryptic has done with the game so far but I do feel these small choice's for weapons and armor would make it even better and be a lot closer to the…
Yeah I noticed a couple of Mace's and Hammers on the Auction House (not actually seen anyone using one though) but no Axes to be found. I also couldn't see any on sale from any venders either. I will have another look.