Not really. I only played Skyrim for 50-odd hours in the month and a half since it was released. I haven't even talked to Starswirl or whatever that graybeard was called yet.
The more pronounce example would be the addition of Eth weapons and specific mitigation-laden custom mobs. ... I saw mage request for eth staffs to be more powerful somehow, which I think is a fair request and agreed with his idea. However, such change could make "good" staffs more difficult to get. Mage are now blessed with the fact that their high-end weapon are relatively easy to get. You sure you want to be in the same situation as melee, where the situation is so extreme any non-eth weapons automatically sucks? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
Doesn't have to be a big buff, just slightly useful somehow (ET boost?). Currently all the ethereal prefix does is nerf the staff's damage stats (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
Now I regret selling hundreds of Mid Grade Materials on my way to maxed LotD (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cry.gif)
Mid Grade Mat's certainly the bottleneck to getting anything decently high. I'm surprised Low-Grades aren't getting more action in the forging process. I got a fuckton of L-G's that I don't even know what to do with.