While I'm not directly affected by the issue, I certainly empathize with those affected by it. What they are doing is kind of crazy, locking servers for character creation & not allowing it after the big emergency fix, knowing that it stops friends & family from being together. Do they not realize how angry this is making people, & how it makes lots of people just give up hope on the game? I think you ought to make a char on a new server with your wife though. Consider it an alt & play with her, then you can also play on Excalibur if she isn't playing with you. Someday they'll realize that they need to allow free server transfers (I hope) & then on that day she can transfer to the other server, or worst case she pays for it.