I have enjoyed and played over 300 days in my install of Valhelm solo and with friends, managed to build a major base castle with large shops, and 13 othrer bases, and finsihed the first two bosses. I have enjoyed a lot of it, and the building and exploring is a lot of fun and very creative. But.

and there is a very big But. The Trolls. And i fear later on other major foes. The random nature of their actions and the fact that they are massively over powered for all of the other ways of fighting them other than deep moats makes the game a nightmare. The Player do dedicates themselves to really mastering and building a lot is always at risk of losing it all in meaningless attacks from gigantic unstoppable brutes with no meaning at all.

If there was a progressive story of some sort, some way to win over time and gain a skill or weapon that will take them down , then I would have hope. But for now, I feel that it is just beyond reason and good game design. I know many may enjoy the risk and danger, and the lack of security and say well this IS a Survival game. But I choose to do more than survive in life and in games. I feel the developers are trolling us. And are totally indifferent to the lack of balance this creates.

So i think i will sadly be hanging up my Valhelm helmet and gear and wishing you all well. I will also warn any to ask to not try to play the game for in the end, there is no ope of dong more than suffer from unbeatable foes that can randomly destroy any effort you may make

It is not fun. Too bad for there is a lot to enjoy but I dont see the developers having any interest in changing their format or listening to those who like me sadly walk away.

Good luck