Subject: Chat with Andrew Stein
From: Andrew Stein <steinlink@gmail.com>
To: barriticus@gmail.com

me: you're making the right decision
me: Steam sale, I presume?
Andrew: fucking $11 for the ultimate edition
Andrew: all expansion packs
Andrew: plus 2 extra dlcs
me: jesus
me: I bought civ4
me: for the 5th time
Andrew: no v?
me: I hear mixed things
me: I also see Dave playing it constantly
me: I don't know what to think
Andrew: its great
Andrew: you will love it
Andrew: i promise
Andrew: especially with the new expansion
Andrew: its simple, but ery elegantly designed
Andrew: and combat is loads better with hexes
me: you have it?
Andrew: indeed
Andrew: it is a bit machine taxing
me: and you like it better than 4?
Andrew: i dont remember 4, 3, 2, or 1 well enough to tell you what is different specifically
Andrew: but v is loads better in the things is dramatically changed
Andrew: eg the hexes
me: no religion, though
me: look, I'm troubled by the reviews
Andrew: no, you have a general perks screen instead
Andrew: but seriously, religion was somethign oyu changed or thought about once a year
Andrew: this si worse but not that much worse
Andrew: the reviews were from hardcore fans who didnt want to give it a chance
Andrew: its still civ
me: I'm a hardcore fan
me: how dare you, sir
Andrew: that sentence was qualified
Andrew: you're going to give it a chance, after all
me: also, not sure my graphics card is going to handle it
Andrew: that may be the case