Aion's recently announced server merges have been pushed back a couple of weeks and are now scheduled to take place on July 14th. The delay is apparently the result of name conflicts between players with the same moniker on servers that are scheduled to merge, and NCsoft has decided to take a bit of extra time to smooth the process. You may be incredibly tempted to choose the polearm, but Templars cannot use them so it would be a waste. The sword is the weapon type that you have been using up until now as a Warrior, and while it serves its purpose and allows you to equip a shield, there is not any tanking going on at this level. The great sword provides higher damage output, which means less time spent in combat before a kill. Using the absorption shield ability learned while you were still a Warrior, as well as the shorter cool down offensive abilities, it is the best weapon for killing mobs.

In a nutshell, the name changes are likely to affect a small percentage of characters, and NCsoft will be adding one or two letters onto the end of duplicate names depending on original name length. Additionally, all daevas will be given a free name-change. "When the merge maintenance is completed on July 14th, 2010, you'll be able to log in and use your free Character Name Change ticket to change your name. All uses of that Character Name Change ticket will be on a first come, first served basis," NCsoft said in a press release. The great sword is a little better, but it really just comes down to your preferred play style.