User blog comment:The Rim of the Sky/Bethesda to Publish Physical Lore based books on the Elder Scrolls series/@comment-1992639-20141103163546/@comment-1992639-20141103165741

I think it's largely older players who liked the original lore as it was novel and made them think, while the new lore is down to earth and less thought provoking, being parallel to the bulk of thoughtless action games and movies which dominate the movie and games business nowadays. Confusing lore may confuse and scare off younger or new gamers, the franchise adapted to appeal to all players best it could and the lore got a rewrite for it.