Archery is hilariously fun and I can't wait to dump a 2nd perk into slowing down time cuz I'll feel like Infiltrator Shephard from ME2.
I'm not trying to min/max a power gaming character. I'm level 25 and I'm only JUST getting into smithing and enchanting which I now realize is really fun.
Thanks for the great tip about light armor. I've been wearing heavy armor gauntlets and boots and armor with a light armor helmet for almost the entire game. I'm gonna go all light armor cuz I can smith Scaled Steel now which seems really nice (except for Gilden Elven armor which I want to craft SO BAD). Then I'll enchant everything with smithing boosts or MAYBE sneak. My sneak is almost 80 and I've boosted the first skill perk once and I was NEVER noticed in Thalmor and they were right up in my grill. I had the invisibility potion ON MY LIPS ready to shoot it down the second one of those dark elves goes, "HEY!" but they never saw me. IDIOTS.
I'm having a really fun time with this character and I'm glad I built something fun to play instead of something hard to kill (cuz I do get killed).