Well are you playing on a classic server or a trials of atlantis server? If on a TOA server it wont really matter, however there are some really nice weapons such as malice and battler that can both become hammer weapons. Crush damage seems to be nuetral to more enemies than slash. And there are a handful of very nice hammer styles. Swords styles and a Thane really dont seem to match. Check into either axes or Hammer but if your on a TOA server go hammer for battler/malice.