And I will still do them for the skill points...
I am not sure, but if you mean to skip the main quest in order to get to the silver and gold zones, then with the comming DLC in March, there will be a possibility to go to every zones after you reach VR1, so no Cadwell`s silver or gold needed anymore
Why would you be able to get the XP and skill points if you haven't put in the effort to get them? I think OP's idea could work, but only if you get no rewards at all from anything you've skipped, otherwise you're getting something for nothing.I would be cool with this, so long as we got the skill points for it. XP would be nice too, but the only thing I would be worried about would be losing skill points.
(Completing it on another character doesn't count - you shouldn't get rewarded on Character B just because Character A has done something, as that's getting double reward for single effort.)