Sorry for the bump. I hated Blender in the beginning. Very, very much. But i am a person which do not give up so fast so i tried it again and again. I ended up by find out, that myself was all which doesn´t let me open the door. I worked with all major software types (Autodesk, Cinema 4D,…) so i know how to get into a workflow.
I am also a person who doesn´t like to work with illegal software or stolen assets (as also i don´t like to download illegal sample packs or synthesizer for my music, neither). I was at a point where i had to choose a programm that fits my buget and blender was. So i started completly new and than… bang … i´ve got it to work.
After 4 years with blender, i can say that there is nothing which hold me back to deliver professional work as i could with the highly priced software. And i also feel, that blender can be VERY fast, too. It is a light weight type of software which is running just fine also on weaker machines. Of course i ran into some problems at the beginning and lost time by searching for a solution. But it was also a good way to force me to know the software. And even the autosmooth function works well with unreal 
I also have substance painter and with this two … i wouldn´t know what i am missing to get my project up and running.