I did a search about my problem, but couldn't find any other posts about this same issue. I recently started a new character and have noticed that my leveling isn't functioning properly and wanted to know if anybody else has noticed this problem. Normally when a skill increases, such as destruction, the level bar will show up and increase showing how much farther I have until I level up. However, when my smithing increased the bar popped up on the screen and didn't increase so I never gained a bonus towards my level just towards my smithing skill. This has also happened with enchanting and speech, but I haven't noticed it with any other skills. Has anybody else had this issue before and if its been discussed on here before can anyone give a link to the thread? Thanks.

I'm no expert on this things, but as far as I can see, everytime a skill goes up a number the overall level's blue bar should go up slightly. The higher the number, the more of the levels bar it fills. (In my experience)

If it's not doing that then I assume there is indeed a big bug there. :/

a similar thing happens when you level up with training, if you click the buttons fast what happens is that all 5 increases to your overall levels are added at the same time and then as the game catches up leveling the skill up the level of the overall skill does not move because it was added earlier.

Or if the skill is one of the lowest skills you have the bonus may be so little that you cant see it, as the higher the skill is when leveled the more in counts towards your overall level.

Do you have this problem with any other skills?

Are the skills that are not increasing your Level Up already at a high level so that they do not give as much towards leveling up?

Does it happen on different characters?

I never had the problem with my other character. I never noticed it with other skills, but it also doesn't happen every time. Usually everything levels up correctly just occasionally this has happened. My smithing and enchanting are around 50 so they aren't that low and my speech is lower, but I'm not sure what exactly.

Try seeing how much progress you've made in the skill, then make something and see if the bar moves?

Im having a problem where at level 13 im having to increase heavy armor and block about 12-14 times to level up although theyre two of my highest skills. My level bar moves up a slight sliver whenever i increase one of those skills

Bravo. This post should be stickied as an example of how to ask for help on this forum.

If it is 12-14 time total (and not 12pt in each skill, making a total of 24+), it seems the correct amount to me.

Yes, it' buggy. Most of the times it happens to me; I save, turn off everything, wait 10 sec., turn it all back on. MOST of the times, the game auto-corrects itself.