I think this game reflects that sometimes against all odds, against all logic, we still hope. There is still something in the air, still a feeling of uncertainty of where this game is going to and if the good choices have been done along the way. It still a place for kings, but I believe it should be a place for masses, for all colonists to thrive through their own forces. Hopefully there is a way to achieve that and expand the Universe as never before...
Can 'kings' and settlers exist in parallel?
Yes!
It is called Capitalism to be Frank!
;)