I honestly don't understand why you can't make a normal Character and just play the game with just the character.... I don't craft, almost ever, except to make ropes. All I do is go to a shop with shit and switch them out for the good stuff after raids.... ( NPC raids such as, Junktown scouts, Broken Hills Caravans etc.... ) And I have never even thought, " Hey I need a crafting alt to be better at the game, better git to it!" It hasn't crossed my mind at all.
Even when it comes to repairing I just take my smg, assault rifle, or some other shit to a shop and trade it for a 0% det one.... I can understand when it comes to snipers your kinda fucked but.... hey they're snipers they dont grow on trees, but miniguns 0% and 5mms, 10mms, and so on do.
I have no comment on energy weapons. ( I have absolutely no friggin idea ).
So if someone could explain to me why people MUST use crafting alts to play teh game? ( Well play it without being a total noob apparently.... )