Actually I think the bigger problem is that I levelled the crap out of smithing and alchemy because that's how I roll, but they only indirectly help combat whilst fighting level 15 enemies with level 5 magic abilities just doesn't work. Especially as you a) can't poison your spells and b) I'm not wearing armor and c) I'm supposed to use magic not fancy forged swords!
Dug myself into a hole. I'll probably leave Skyrim be for awhile now that SRTT is out and I suspect I might reroll and approach it with more discipline after that.
God damn the boys at Beth learned their lessons from Oblivion, I can't get over how great this game is.
This is how games are meant to be done. Just walking from A to B you get mega distracted by "oooh that looks interesting" or "Oh hey a cave" or some random dude walks up to you and tells you to hold on to something for him. I walked all the way from Whiterun to High Hrothgar and it was SO GREAT and then I walked to Windhelm and from there to Winterhold and I got lost but that didn't matter, then I got smashed and woke up in freaking Markrath so I walked up to Dragon's Bridge and from there to Solitude which is the best city EVER.