» Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:03 am
Well, it's a role playing game and isn't about "challenge" per se, but rather about creating a character and living their story. You are beyond the soft cap at 50, although if you keep going the enemies will begin to consist of more and more of the higher level sort. But Beth's games are about exploration, not challenge, so it may be that you want something that their games are not designed to give.
I would suggest playing the game by making choices that fit your character concept rather than focusing on the game mechanics. For example, if your character concept is not interested in being a smith, then do not smith anything as doing so doesn't fit the character and is not something the character would actually do. Perhaps your character feels that any real combat is only to be accomplished without any assistance (i.e., no armor, no enchantments on anything, etc.) You create the character and live the experience, so you make these choices.