I asked this question poorly in an earlier post, so I'm rephrasing it in a more focused way. I'm trying to figure out (because it's in the nature of men to compare these things, even if we're not consciously competing!) how other people are progressing through the game. Also because the other post opened my eyes to other play styles, and I might be interested in trying out some alternative ways of getting through the game... at least once I've done it my way, first!

If you type /played ingame, you can see how many hours you've put into each character.

On my main, I see:

You have played [name] for 8 days, 7 hours, 50 minutes, and 45 seconds

So, ~200 hours, level 32, or 6:15 per level. I've been actively resisting leveling because then you have to re-craft your armor, and I have a very completionist-explorer play-style: research and read everything, find every skyshard and chest, turn every map icon white, get every achievement, explore every corner, loot ALL THE THINGS, etc. It took me over two years to complete Skyrim, so I'm surprised to have got so close to completion of one story arc in just over a month. I worry I'm maybe rushing because I see people "ahead" of me, and am feeling competitive and rushed And also in the beta, there was always a sense of rush, and some of that has carried over.

On the alt for my group with my wife, which I play rather faster, but less often, I see:

You have played [name] for 1 day, 11 hours, 50 minutes, and 44 seconds

So, ~36 hours of play, level 15, or 3:12 per level. Mostly, we quest together, but a few of those hours are from standing in banks trading between each other for our crafting characters.

How are your main characters doing? How many hours have brought you what level?
What's your playstyle that gives you that sort of ratio?
Do you feel you've found your ideal playstyle, or are there other approaches you're interested in taking, later?