» Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:10 pm
The "soft cap" means that after level 50 the world stops scaling. You can advance further, but your enemies will be forever stuck on level 50.
Also, this is about the time you max out all your primary skills (sometimes it's earlier, depending on your skillset). Anything above is forced leveling, e.g. a warrior training conjuration or pickpocket just to hit the level cap.