User blog comment:M4$t3r4$$4$$!n/New to this ...little help/@comment-30303790-20121203080838

1. Depends on how long you have the game. If not long, finish the story and explore with what time you have left. Otherwise take your time, as far as I know every quest will be available regardless of time spent wandering around.

2. Totally worth it...eventually. I recommend playing through and enjoying the game as it was meant to be played. At the end of the day though, I enjoy this glitch to the point I want to call it a feature. Natural skill progression usually takes back seat to grinding for most players anyway, better to get it out of the way early. this is the object you're looking for.

3. Complete Pieces of the Past. This will unlock the area Shrine of Merunes Dagon, which has 4 respawning Daedra to de-heart and several ebony ingots inside. There's at least a few thousand dollars worth of loot inside to help you fund Blacksmith skill grinding.

4. NEVER watch mod videos on youtube if you don't have this game for the PC...it will break your heart.