.... you don't need implants if you have skill....
It seems that you don't comprehend the mechanics of this game. There is a point where you realize there is no such thing as skill. You will learn that on the battlefield, no matter how skillful you are, there are SO many scenarios and SO many situations in which there is no hope for victory no matter how "Skillful" you think you are.
In-Game reality: "Skill" vs Implants, Implants win. If you think that a handful of "Skilled" new players can last even 30 seconds in a battle, you're wrong my friend. Without implants, you may as well just drop all of your gear in the entrance of the town and leave.
Sorry if I seem a bit rude, but try to picture your faction of "Skilled" players fighting against 5-6 Hardened Power Armor full tanks. It would be a massacre.
Don't waste you or your friends time trying to make your own faction, just join an existing one.