Ask HN: How to market a 2D MMORPG?

Not directly marketing, but is there a good reason for requiring 6+ character user names? That was almost a ragequit->close for me.

EDIT: Further, I'd assumed it's a JavaScript game, but you support my platform, so it's not as offputting to discover my error as it would otherwise have been.

I'm not sure what it takes, but have you thought about trying to get on the Steam store?

A Steam Greenlight may be along the lines of what you're thinking.

Make sure it has low entry level and when it's easy for him make it even lower because he obviously knows how the game works already.

Ask players to promote the game on sites like reddit and youtube etc.