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So you wouldn't buy a game only because of the word "pilgrim" in the title. A word that doesn't even have to have a religious connotation. Interesting...People don't consult dictionaries before buying games. I could be wrong, but I don't believe that "pilgrim" in the title will convey what this game is about to a large number of people who might otherwise be interested in playing it.[Intelligence] You believe that any title containing the simple word "pilgrim", no matter the context will be taken as "religious propaganda". That's insane. That's just... wow... I rarely see someone projecting his own bias so strongly on every other person.Aha... I think the link between "pilgrims" and "colonists" is pretty specific to North America. Most of your worldwide potential market will assume a game titled "Pilgrims" is likely to be religious propaganda rather than a real game.Mayflower pilgrims, rings any bells? They went all the way to the New World not to look for "actual religious holy places" like some RPG adventurers but to establish a Puritan colony on another continent.I don't get the "pilgrims" title. Is the purpose of the voyage to travel to an actual religious holy place somewhere among the stars?
Go with "Colony Ship" or the like.
In addition, the word "pilgrim" doesn't even have to have a religious connotations in every case. Evidence:
The first definition given by Merriam-Webster dictionary:
1: one who journeys in foreign lands : wayfarer
At Dictionary.com it is the second definition:
2. a traveler or wanderer, especially in a foreign place.
And same in others I've checked.
You may not like "my bias", but I'm sure that Vault Dweller would like money from me and people like me.
Not to mention, Crusaders of the Dark Savant, or Crusader Kings must have been awfully unsuccessful games, I mean if even a single word with potentially possible religious connotations is so bad for a game. Oh wait...
It's not about "liking" your bias or not but about you projecting your own bias on everyone else without any evidence. There is no proof whatsoever that the world "pilgrim" would have negative connotation for potential buyers other than for crazy people.