If you trust Jared Diamond , most of them lost before ever meeting a European as disease spread . The pilgrims settled on a native American settlement where the small pox mortality left a ghost town . It probably had good water and flat land . <| sep |> Armed rebellion also works . Source My ancestors fought in the American Revolution . <| sep |> You should ! <| sep |> Ballgame . Thanks for coming redskins <| sep |> I agree with you to a certain extent . I have two kids , a job , etc . So I don ' t get to play games for more than a few hours a day , if I get to play at all . So for me , being able to drop a bit of money in order to keep up with those who have more time to play isn ' t the worst idea . That ' s part of the reason for my pledges in addition to helping the development of the game , I also get a step up and will be able to start in a better ship , and get to experience the parts of the game I ' m most interested in right away . The problem always lies with implementation . Now , some of us backers will start the game with the best ships available , but that ' s different , as our money is what allowed the game to be developed . And compared to the number of players this game will have after its been live for a while , we ' ll likely be a minority . But if you just allow infinite realworld cash to seep into the game , you make life very difficult for those with time but no money , as no amount of time spent can keep up with the hyperinflation . So long as CIG actually greatly restricts cash purchases , and finds a way to nullify the goldfarmers , it might be ok . I ' ll reserve judgement til I see it in action .