Everything you say is true . It ' s depressing . <| sep |> If you take it real slow , build up a settlement , get some good equipment and level up a lot before taking on anything particularly dangerous it ' s definitely viable . I mean , realistically , what are the odds that some fresh faced adventurer could take on a hardened raider , let alone four to five raiders ? The problem most people have is that they ' re used to being a demigod hardass that can take shotgun blasts to the brain pan and still come out alive . The only thing you would have a real unfair advantage with is not having access to doctors or antibiotics due to your lack of knowledge about the game ' s settlements . <| sep |> That ' s the Colts any given Sunday with Luck