Yeah ive always wondered that. If a human could be an ultimate badass warrior in only 30-40 years then how come a 1000 year old high elf isn't a badass warrior, mage, thief, bard, priest, assassin, etc. I mean he can become a badass wizard in only like 200 years, and the rest of the time he can split between learning how to fight with weapons and sneaking and making potions or whatever.
But yeah the world doesn't seem to reflect that elves live so much longer then other races, otherwise they should be more badass at everything they do basically.