Yeah, sneaking would work, but not always possible, either because of circumstance or my 1 Agility, lol.
Mostly annoyed because of the Forge. The boss has power armour, it's a scripted moment that leads to the fight so you can't pickpocket him, yet just before the fight was a bloody power armour stand. It was just silly that I couldn't pry the guy out or drag it to the stand.
And i've found a few sets of armour out and about, but they're usually crap and I can't be bothered att he time to use part of a core or stop what I am doing just to take it to a safe place.
Edit: Is there a way to refuel cores? I have plenty enough and can always find more, but it would be nice to know.