You can enchant the hell out of weapons. Speaking of modding weapons, I was informed last night that you can use your poisons on the tips of your weapons. Never knew.
I think it does sound like they're seperating how weapons feel more in skyrim too, like daggers not being a small sword, but actually working like a dagger and being way more useful for backstabbing instead of just being a weapon with a skill attached to it.
^ ^ At least be happy about it. Back in my days, all you usually got was a reskinned lowly iron dagger as your rogues ultimate weapon, and the more refined silver/demonic weapons were kicked out on the curb. Also, Daedric at least looks cool in this game. Morrowind and Oblivion has pretty nasty looking armors.