I play in 1st person and 3rd person depending on what I'm doing. I like 3rd person 'cause I can see my surrounding a lot better. I use first person to pick things up, loot, and anything that requires precision aim.

My approach to Nexus is just to go through each category, organize downloads by popularity, and then check out the first 5-10 pages. How I end up with so many mods.

Hah hah! Well, I'm glad I could help. Just in case you have any trouble spotting it, the way I go about it is:

On the right side of the home page are links to about a hundred different pages. One of the sections there is titled Files, and under that is Browse Categories. I click on that, which brings up a real helpful category listing. Click on the category you want to browse, then on the next page, near the top is a Organize drop down. Of the various options, Downloads and Endorsements are helpful for finding the good stuff. Also, organize in Desending order as opposed to Ascending to get the big hitters at the top of the list. I always find that last part kind of confusing. Hope this helps!

They have the same options for Oblivion, Morrowind, and Dragon Age as well.