Well, not since the Mage Shortbow anyway, but yes it's probably just bad luck. yeah, they never do that. well, ok, the whip was kind of nerfed, but well give em that. ah, and the granite maul. Bah, lets face it, it's their thing. All of those are relatively cheap items though and don't require any quests. Wasen't one of there justifications for not nerfing claws something like "it would be unfair to those who have brought it or done the quest".