» Fri May 13, 2011 2:13 pm Well they made Umbra have way higher base damage than any other weapon
Hmmm - Didn't Chrysamere have higher base damage than Umbra in Morrowind?
Anyway - I like Umbra, but to me it was never "the sword to end all swords", and I have never had a character use it as "standard"-weapon for any long period of time.
Long sword, 2-handed - I don't care that much, but I do think the people suggesting an Umbra-themed quest make a good point; They've been waving this little gem of lore in front of us, like a steak for a wolf, for two consecutive games... Let us break the curse.
+ For an epic ending where you get travel into the nightmare-realm inside the blade, and meet the souls it has devoured, to finally face off against whatever demon or horror Umbra truly is.
Spoiler
As you release the tortured souls, the blade loses its infernal powers and gets nerfed, for maximum trolling of power-gamers
