I think the biggest problem why we dont get many new players is since its so hard to find utopia. When people want to play/find a online game they usually go to a famous site or google something up. I dont think the biggest problem is the game, but the marketing around it. These are some of the things i think would help tremendously:
- We as players could help out by having the utopia site in our signiture if we are member in another community.
- Google adwords (although i dont really know how it works)
- Like other people have said - Facebook apps, Mobile apps etc
- The best tip - If you guys could make a Flash version of the game it would be a HUGE plus because we could add them to VERY famous online game sites where we could get loads of traffick. We as players vote the game very high at start and when people sort "highest rated" utopia will be there somewhere.
Also, we need better help for newcomers to understand the game :-)