We managed to grab Long March before it was taken tonight. While I know some people are waiting for the persist bug to be fixed, Tasos did say it may be a few days before the next wipe, and this would be an excellent opportunity to explore Long March a bit.
Perhaps we can determine whether or not the walls surrounding that sapper's tunnel are functional? It won't be easy to accomplish before the next wipe but it can be done.
*EDIT* Evidently you can't begin work on the walls until quite a bit of the city is developed which, unfortunately, is unrealistic progress for us to make within a couple of days. The focus has therefore shifted to crafting gear and PvPing.