How long have you played Skyrim before you completed the main quest line?

Shole

So far, well for weeks but I didn't complete the main questline just played around xD
I like side quests and I like to do all those lil things before I save skyrim, you know like in those comics where you just steal things from people and let the dragons kill them while you pick that flower xD

Quelhas

I usually complete that first so I don't have to bother with it later and so I can enjoy my side quests and role playing.

Shole

But aren't some things lost if you do that? Won't the dragons go away, I can't really remember since I last completed the whole thing months ago xD

War

The dragons actually stick around if you beat the game, and they attack fairly often. I remember in Oblivion, the Oblivion gates would be gone forever if you beat the main quest, so that was a bit of a bummer.

I don't think there's anything that goes away when you beat Skyrim, except Alduin.

When I played Skyrim I think the main quest was one of the first things I beat. I just kinda wanted to see what happened I guess. On newer characters, I could be less bothered beating it, because unfortunately the main quest isn't as good as it ought to be.

Majoron

I've played for 500 hours, and I haven't yet retrieved the horn of Jurgen Windcaller. There's just so much to do. What can I say, I'm a completionist.

War

Majoron Have you ever completed the main quest or are you saying you've only completed it once on another character and then never bothered to do it again?

Quadryc

First few characters, when I more or less first got the game - I played through the main questline first. Nowadays, I don't even end up retrieving the horn of Jurgen Windcaller, as I tend to make many different characters, and as such it got a bit repetitive.

Soyroy

I like to complete everything naturally so if I do ever get around to completing the main quest it won't feel like I rushed it since it isn't the strongest part of the game.

Majoron

War I haven't completed the main quest because I've been too busy chasing every single sidequest that I come across.

Cozy

Completed the main quest first but have only completed it once, Since then, I've just explored and played through sidequests/mods. I generally only get as far as visiting the greybeards to unlock the dragons/shouts/etc.

Wunis

I completed it at I'd say level 30-40? I know I finished the Dark Brotherhood and TG questlines before I did it, and I think I had finished the DG main quest before hand as well.