Im planning to reach level 30 (currently 27), get banned from the all the casinos, and possibly get power armor training (although I hardly see a use for it), on this save file but it literally seems that I could be doing side quest forever if I wanted. Once I reach 30 should I just finish the main quest and start a new toon? Ive got mad unique weapons, ncr ranger combat armor, currently my character is pretty unstoppable able to take down 20 cazadores at time (normal). At what point do you guys think one has the green light to finish the main quest????

In my opinion, you should save some quests for the next playthrough.
That way you have something to look forward to for the next character.

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I recently just finished my suave talking gun nut character at level 28. Finished alot of stuff, but saved some quests and companions for next playthrough. I kept a save slot before hoover dam just in case though.

you cannot see all game content with one playthrough, I recommend you to visit all places and do what you can with the skills/perks you chose, once you can't do anything left due to a unhackable terminal or whatever, go on and finish the main quest.

Hi Trizz,
Me too! I was Level30 before I hit The Strip.
But man, there's so much XP in there - you could arrive at Level20, and STILL be Level30 before the end.
When you hit The Strip you feel like the game's just beginning, LoL...
Quests start flyin' left and right; it's almost too much!
And you kind of lose your incentive to do any side-quests (unless they pay you well) once you have topped-out.
Regards

If you want to make the next game longer. save some side quest and up the difficulty. you should also try to play a different way other than b4. most times i go with guns but i found meele and unarmed fun.

yeah ive decided im doin side quest till 29, i think i got a ways to go in the main quest, ive dealt with the boomers, and omertas, and now im gonna do some brother hood side quests til i get power armor training then murder the whole bunker , ive just been gambling at the tops for a while, cant seem to hit that jackpot on the slots tho even with my luck at 8. i just dont know how motivated I am to start another character again right away as I feel ive done a lot of the cooler side quests already (lemme know of any good ones you think I may not have found). Ive done 48 quests so far, and apparently Im evil tho I think its cuz I steal a lot. not saying im getting sick of the game, but i kinda just want to beat it now and if I do then what, start all over and do it again w a different build? doesnt sound all that appealing honestly, id prob end up doin it again but not for a minute. I just feel like there isnt much of a point to make ur toon super good. I mean im maxed out on implants, (health regen, strength, intelligence, and perception), I have all the best weapons in the game, the only reason im getting to 30 i feel like is for the achievement cuz my character def does not need to get any stronger. its just kinda meh, maybe i just need to take a break but idk. I guess thats the point of the single player experience but whats the point of running around w a level 30 character doing side quests?? Another playthru sure, I will align myself differently, diff character build ect., but its still gonna be the same game and idk if ill be motivated to finish a whole nother character.

Very well said Trizz, and I agree exactly.
It's like, say you have an Oblivion guy with hundreds and hundreds of hours on him, and he's head of everything and all topped out.
Does that make you want to start over again with a new guy? LoL, not me...
Some guys will rush through of course, there are rushers in every genre of games, and they will go through again & again - but it's not such a big investment.
I figure, I've got my guy saved at The Strip before he goes through for the first time.
I can make 4 playthroughs from there, and see all the different sights, y'know?
My guy is always balanced and has his certain skills, and if I did it again it would probably be the same.
But I can see this is wrong-thinking!
Some guys have different characters - one might be a scrawny old cowboy desperado, another a big strong female sniper, etc. etc.
This of course had never occurred to me, and I might consider doing that in a hardcoe playthrough, with no WackyWasteland.
But if I ever finish this, I'm definitely takin' a break! (~165 hours so far)
L8R

As wolfet45 said, it isn't possible to do all of the quests in one game. Even many of the ones you do complete will have multiple ways to complete them and different results depending on your actions.

I wouldn't worry about running out of content. There's plenty of it. When I did the NCR path, I took my time and played past 30 before even going to Hoover Dam. When I did the Legion path, I only leveled up to 23 before completing the game. For some reason it just felt right to go ahead and end it then.

That's my suggestion. Just end the game when you feel like your character should.

i did earlier complete the main-quest. But i reloaded back way earlier, so now im waiting for that DLC that will hopefully come, that will allow you to play after the ending..

Level 30 is when I dropped what I was doing and just finished the main quest.

Go ahead and finish the main quest any time. After you finish the game and the credits roll, reload to your save from right before the point of no return and continue playing with that character, forever.