2 minutes ago, nameless ronin said:The history part of the 4th ed rulebook is 11 pages. The setting fluff part is three times as long, and that’s without counting the clan-specific stuff. I agree there’s a fairly hefty reading burden for new players, but it’s not the amount of history that makes it so.
I mean, that's fine -- but do you really think FFG would have rebooted the timeline if it didn't make economic sense?