First off, I've got to add my thanks to the list. What you guys have done/are doing is so very much appreciated and warms the very cockles of this old veteran's heart; it's so good to be home!
Secondly, although I know everyone on the team is still in the fire extinguisher and wrench phase, with this possibly temp shard and server transfers what are the possibilities of switching to globally linked names?
While I've always kind of prided myself on coming up with inventive names on a crowded, single moniker server, having to think up with a new one after investing time in a character tends to be a pet peeve. I mention this because I really don't see me, or anyone else who knows that Halcyon might be temporary, putting characters on it for that reason. However, like with the big guy in red tights and the blond chick in mostly blue it's still possible to be unique while using the same name, so I'm thinking that it could be a solution if the code can even handle such a change.