If you just want to press "Play" and never think about folder structures again, grab the repack. Just don't complain on the forum when your save corrupts at hour 80.
Because you didn’t build the mod list yourself, you have no idea why it works. When it crashes (and it will), you cannot debug it. The repack is a black box. You don't know which of the 47 body-slider mods is conflicting with the new clothing pack you tried to add. better repack
But then you open the Nexus Mods page. You see the requirements: SKSE64, Address Library, Bug Fixes SSE, PowerOfThree’s Tweaks, Spid, FISS, JContainers, ConsoleUtilSSE... Your excitement curdles into anxiety. You spend four hours hunting DLLs, watching 45-minute YouTube tutorials, and crashing to desktop (CTD) because you loaded "High Poly Head" before "KS Hairdos." If you just want to press "Play" and
You have two hours a week to play. You do not have two hours to troubleshoot why your female NPCs have purple faces. The repack offers instant gratification. Drag, drop, launch. When it crashes (and it will), you cannot debug it
So, is it better?