Quote Originally Posted by Bayohne View Post
Foxclon recently a follow-up in regards to our last update that I'll share here as well. It will be a bit longer before we announce all the details for the server merge, but for those users that are quite concerned with character names, we want to share some details ahead of time.

In the case that a character’s name overlaps with another character due to the world merge, except for the character that has priority, a name change will be necessary. We are currently at the stage where we are working out the details for what constitutes priority, but we are planning to have a couple of requirements to determine which character name takes priority. We will be announcing the details on priority order, timing, and details on the merge along with the main world merge announcement, so please wait just a bit longer.

And if you're worried about things like your Lodestone History if a name change takes place, rest assured that Lodestone and other areas will automatically be changed and content like your history will remain as is.
Nice, I hope how active players are will be taken into account for a priority, would hate to loose my name because someones alt they pay for but never use has the same.