Want to learn Vampire:The Masquerade 2E

I've had the humble bundle for a while now, but I'm so used to a concrete system that this just seems confusing for me. Anyone out there willing to teach me how to play?

I'd be happy to chat with you about it, if that'd help? Like, do you have some specific things that throw you for a loop?

My guess would be like Backgrounds and reconciling what a "dot" means or is worth? Maybe even just what a VTM game "should" be about?

The thing is, VTM2E is actually still a deeply traditional RPG. Very mechanics driven, actually very "concrete" to use your term, despite it's insistence that it wants to focus on the story and roleplay over roll-play. It's just less granular than a d20 (which is what I have to assume you're used to), and so on it's face appears to be "zoomed out" from the dice.

What troubles ya?

I think its just how I've come to learn TTRPG's. It's hard for me to sit down and read the whole book, so usually what will happen is I learn from experience then use the book as reference if I ever forget anything, and i just haven't had that experience.

That's fair. I hope you find someone that can help you out!