Been a pick player for decades but recently (four or five years ago) started playing fingerstyle, and now I do whatever is best for the song. I find the pick gives me a lot of control and finesse, but so does fingerstyle. My muting is better with a pick. You don't have to have a clicky, percussive sound if you play pick, you can EQ so that it sounds pretty much however you want on the attack. Type of strings makes a difference too, obviously.