Ok guys, I just used the ign skyrim skill calculator with my new build and the thing is my build wont be complete until I'm a level 67. Now I noticed that in skyrim you run out of things to do really quickly. Where do people get the motivation to get to that high a level without running out of things to do?

Roleplay.

Create your own story.

I don't care much about levels. Half the time I don't even know what level my character is. The idea of using a skill calculator to make a "build" is foreign to my way of playing.

What do you suggest?

Run out of things to do quickly?

With 6 major questlines and numerous side quests I've never run out of things to do with a character. Mind you I've never levelled a character to 67th level.

The build I'm using is magic based which, as you know, takes a massive chunk out of the available quest lines I can play.

Not getting bored out of my mind within the first 30 levels.

Dang, I run over a hundred hours of gameplay with each character that I play. That sounds like plenty to do to me.

I've read here that you can get to high levels by maxing out with skills and resetting them, but I've never tried it. If you're talking about simply finding the motivation it boils down to where are you having fun? Otherwise, it's just work.

I find that it is easy to get bored playing vanilla Skyrim when a PC becomes overpowered. I don't agree with you that many quests etc. are unavailable because you are playing a mage. An overpowered mage can blow through entire sites with a couple master spells. Check out the master-level illusion spells as an example. You can simply stand outside a Forsworn site and wipe them all out (pretty much) with three or four casts of Mayhem. It's kind of cool the first few times, then it gets really boring, really fast.

I suggest you make the game more difficult by restricting your access to resources. Try only doing one craft instead of all of them. Don't buy supplies from vendors, limit your access to enchanted gear/weapons/potions etc. to loot. Don't take a follower. Limit how many potions you can carry to 10 (and none of those giant bottles are allowed at all). You get the idea

_{Kami, I love your avatar. Man, I spent many an hour with that book open in front of me.}

So your goal is to get to lvl 67 and, at that point, have a specific set of skills and perks? I'm not surprised that you're bored, because to me, that sounds like a boring way to play.

To each his own, but it seems like you've picked a destination, but don't want to bother with the journey. If you're not having fun, you should try a different way to play.

I don't really understand the idea behind a Build as an end point rather than a starting point.

I, and others I'm sure, see Skyrim as a game of exploration- whether you're exploring the world, the game mechanics or your capacity to role-play.

To me, leveling is a side effect of playing the game. I've only completed the main quest 4 times, and with relatively different characters. My last several restarts have all had different goals: Dwemer Archaeologist concentrating on those ruins (with kick-ass Dwemer mods), Hunter-Ranger trying to explore the whole map, Mage using only Frost Magic and Alteration (Draugr Barrows are hard!), Bard who specializes in non-combat skills and relies on companions, etc.

If you are set on hitting 67, you should find some side hobbies in game to give you other goals. Maybe collect 100 Human skulls. Find one of each type and material of weapon. Take a selfie at the exit ledge of every dungeon.

Enjoy the game.

I've put in over 1000 hours in Skyrim across a dozen characters and I couldn't be motivated to get a characters level that high....most of mine cap out at level 40 or so as I play them naturally and don't make Jacks.

Roleplay prevents me from making it that far in game.

Since 11-11-11 I've had a total of one character who's exceeded level 50, and he only made it to 53 before he completed his story and was was retired. Good thing too, because it was getting to be too much of an effort to play any longer...and when it stops being fun it's time to pack it in.

Roleplay. Roleplaying isn't about numbers to me. It's not about gaining massive amounts of stats or levels. Roleplaying to me is all about character and story. When I roleplay, I'm telling myself a story, my character's story. When my character's story is over, I retire that character and make another.

I actually tend to start characters over if they get too high. I suppose I just enjoy my characters, so the motivation is that it’s fun to play.

I suggest forgetting about completing questlines and just have your character live their life. React to situations that come up and see where they take you. If you’re just trying to get through the lower levels and don’t care for roleplaying, there are lots of tips on grinding skills in the hints forum.

As my characters increase in skill level, I also increase the difficulty level, makes the game more interesting.

What I do, in order not to get bored is to alternate two to three characters , not focus on one.
One is doing the MQ and has become the Arch Mage of Winterhold, another one is doing Dawnguard,
and another is a Companion doing the Dragonborn DLC. I'm totally not bored even if I have to repeat certain needed quests.

I must agree. I'm playing 8 different characters, a female Orc tank named Daisy ( her mother had an odd sense of humor), an armorless/weaponless magic user with some shouts, you get the idea. I've been playing TES since Morrowind and played more different characters than I can count and never once played through any of the main quest lines. They don't matter to me, only trying different things and exploring.

Oh....and collecting pretty things.

Challenge yourself.
How example: Orphan all the children in Skyrim.

you said the reasons why

and like others said roleplay , and do not bother with maximum dps 3 digits after the comma

just go along with the story try to develop a character that isn't perfect and enjoy the scenery

mods also help

Never use fast travel, map or carriage based. Everything takes longer and I often find myself forgetting where I was originally walking to anyway as I get distracted and absorbed in what I find along the way. And don't stick to the roads, you miss things if you stick to the roads.

I'm not a goal-oriented player, so I'm not sure how helpful this will be, but have you considered breaking down your overall goal into smaller ones? E.g., if you're planning on leveling conjuration and destruction, try focusing on conjuration for the first ten levels, destruction on the next ten, and so on. Alternatively, you could try to build a playstyle with skills that, at first, don't seem to mesh or complement well, see how it goes for a few levels, and either refine or re-evaluate.

Each sub-goal can serve as not only a checkpoint, but also as a course correction point. Your ultimate build might not actually be what you want, in the end, so building in double-checks along the way might be helpful.

Another thing to consider is that the game won't magically change once you've achieved your desired build. What will you do when you get there, if you consider the leveling process boring?

We do?

I can't speak for others, but in my case it's all about the character I create, and whatever story they are engaged into. This story does not necessarily have to be whatever Bethesda has conjured up, but if whatever Beth has conjured up happens to coincide with whatever my character's all about, so much the better.

. I am a very imaginitive person, and I believe in alternate realities, so it goes a bit further than the game itself.

I would suggest trying some other game if you're 'bored out of your mind' by Level 30. It sounds like Skyrim might not be the game for you.

Sorry if that sounds harsh, but I'm not a fan of 'help me play like you do'. Either you have the motivation and/or desire, or you don't. If you don't, go do something else. No Skyrim for you.