Expect traffic to pick up over the course of the next month.
After the release of the upgrade we are going to be making an aggressive push to get new players.
The game mechanics, however, will stay pretty similar to the current set up (barring a fun addition... more on that later). It's important to remember that the game is still in its infancy as it has only been around for 3 months. It will constantly grow, and part of that will be the loss of most of the original players. That sucks, but it's the nature of online games.
Early on we pushed hard to get players. Lately, we backed off so that we could make adjustments to prepare for a larger group. Should be good times ahead.