On my third restart.

1. Mage. Realised Breton is now crap.
2. Mage. Found High Elf to be awesome, but realised that magic schools are a waste of perks.
3. Mage. Some perks into Archery, Pickpocket, Sneak, Enchanting and Smithing. Saving the rest for when I need them.

The game is much more fun, though I mourn the loss of the backwards flying dragons .

Recently saw a video on YouTube on ridiculously powerful weapons. Had a bow doing over 1000 damage! So I'm definitely gonna be making that near endgame. xD