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I was there in there in the 1990s and the lore, deep lore, metaplot and named NPCs were THE reasons people played Vampire, Werewolf and Mage. Nobody played for the elegance of the mechanics. It was all plots, double-plots, who backstabbed who, who got killed by whom, etc. etc. etc.
Chronicles failed because it was too dry and lifeless and lacking in metaplot.