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no one just mods to cheat though. there are cheat mods, sure. don't use them if you don't want to cheat. but the main thing your doing with modding is ADDING to the game. fallout has probably one of the largest modding communities out there, i've played entire questlines voice acted and added to help flesh out parts of the map like the glowing sea for example. they add weapons to the game, but its not in a cheating fashion, the m16 bleak mentioned isn't any better than the normal assault rifle thats in the game. it just looks like an m16 and is called an m16 lol

mods make the game alottttttttt better. your argument is similair to saying why hook up a system in your car? just listen on the factory speakers the way it was meant to be

or you could hook up an amp and subs and have a much better experience lol