(this is not a complaint about balance but more trying to understand how to turn the table when the balancing gets a bit mixed up)

Im on my third run through of the game. Im running it with a large amount of mods, mainly graphically type things with only a few custom armours and the like. But with nothing like combat balance changes or anything that changes leveling or any sort. The problem i am having with this game is that i am finally seeing how/why so many people were saying the game was unbalance blah blah. At least on theorical level. My first run thrus were fine and never really ever had an issue like others were describing, yet for some reason on this game the combat is frankly unpleasant and one side towards to the enemy. Most of my fights are done by kiting and and using/abusing gliches in terrain.

I am playing the character as i have done before. Mainly a bowman and upclose sword and shield. My tactics havent changed as such. This game my main scores for those things are around the 40 mark and im level 21. Highest is Archery at 48. Once i got to about 18 i started to hit a wall with combat even against things like Bandits. I have really done much crafting or the like.

I dont want this to decend into "the game isnt unbalanced" trollfest, i have two play thrus to my name, i know what im doing and know the game works fine but know im not the first to have this happen.I just want to hear from others who have found themselves in such a place and get any feedback in how i reverse this imbalance i have found myself with.