A pack is great for oneshot install with no need for updates after (on older systems like the Vita / PSP and so on), but in a constantly evolving scene, learning how to do things is part of the process.
It might be tricky at times, but with manual updates you control what to do and want your system to be, free from the pack creator vision of what the system should be.
It's also a security thing, like, what if the pack gets tampered with somehow ? Always going to the source is always better for file integrity & security of the user.
In my eyes a no pack policy prevents blind updates, which the user don't know anything about since he will not dig any further than copy paste & pray that the system boots, and will eventualy fallback with questions on the forum anyway...
Asking question & learning will always be prefered, at least on my part (maybe a professional habit since I'm a dev myself, who knows).
Don't misread me, it's always a good thing that people want to be involved to make the path simpler for others, but it might no be the "right system" to do so (for the time being anyway) !
