"The internet" doesn't apply here for player background knowledge. "It's in the comics" is an even weaker argument.
When I'm watching a LotR movie I won't be pausing it to do extensive online research because the script fails to set the stage properly and explain what I need to know. And the LotR trilogy does explain everything you need to know even if you're never read the books because the filmmakers are professionals. You should expect Larian to be equally proficient in telling a story through an RPG. I'm not going to exit the game and start doing research, I just want to enjoy the game. For the writers, that means focusing and introducing content slowly enough and they are struggling at that because they tend to think grandiose and amazing rather than personal and emotional (how BG1 started).
