I'm honestly fine with this. Let the writers take their time and bring everyone into the new era properly, was opposed to rushing things and stripping secondary factions of all their character.
Maybe its me acostumed to be in environments with a lot of "political speak" so to say, or maybe its that my (short, but not for a lot) life have made me a cynic, but Arrastria is basicalliy saying "The Periphery is outside the main focus of what we are focusing right now, dont expect much" and Evans try to be more "diplomatic" and basically say "There is a lot of stuff there, maybe we will use it for some stories, why do you and your group use it for your own home campaign?" in a way to deflect the situation.
But yes, i get that the game its been always focused in the Inner Spehre and its powers, be clan or not.