Ya know... I've been playing the game seriously overpowered for a long long time. My sword is tempered up to 15550 damage and my armor rating is 1571. That said, I kill anything in 1 hit. This used to didn't bother me, but that was before I took a 4 month break from the game. Lots of things about my mentality changed within that time. I remember when dragons used to kick my ass before I exploited the smithing thing. I actually liked that.

So in short, I'm thinking about downgrading my power to default levels, or just enough to even the playing field. I'll still play novice though - don't wont the game to be too frustrating for me. Since I use the WARZONE mod, I'm sure I'll die... A L O T.

Really...on novice with ridiculous damage and armor...Everything you described IMO ruins the game...what fun is no challenge ?
Try a game on atleast Adept,with no cheats at all,it is much more fun.