Originally posted by Mollerz:

stam is way too low and actions cost way too much stam.

Originally posted by Puck_that_is_all:

As a solo player who relied on parrying before the rework I can say that the rework has kinda ruined the game for me for right now, ill continue to just build but trying to make a new save is unbearable, the second you get to the swamp all hope is gone in terms of fun and stable combat in my opinion, playing through valheim before the update was a total blast honestly i think the most fun ive had on a game in a while but the blocking update just removed that. I think there should be an option for which type of blocking you want based on a difficulty or something i know this is supposed to be a tougher game but the focus has shifted entirely from skill to how much food you can eat and how many potions you can stockpile because so far thats been my only option. For instance i had a Foul Smell from the Swamp just now. Pre H&H it wouldve been challenging but it would be fun and any deaths were due to a slip up on my part well now i started fighting and the block bar was instantly full and by the time i realized what was going on i was dead and my portal was destroyed and i had to boat across the map. Is there anyway i can get the old blocking back? At the moment this just feels like more of a chore doing anything combat oriented.

Originally posted by Midas:

Did you start over, or just continue playing as you were?

Originally posted by Puck_that_is_all:

Originally posted by Midas:

Did you start over, or just continue playing as you were?

made a new save to play from the ground up

Originally posted by pstuder12321:

Originally posted by Puck_that_is_all:

As a solo player who relied on parrying before the rework I can say that the rework has kinda ruined the game for me for right now, ill continue to just build but trying to make a new save is unbearable, the second you get to the swamp all hope is gone in terms of fun and stable combat in my opinion, playing through valheim before the update was a total blast honestly i think the most fun ive had on a game in a while but the blocking update just removed that. I think there should be an option for which type of blocking you want based on a difficulty or something i know this is supposed to be a tougher game but the focus has shifted entirely from skill to how much food you can eat and how many potions you can stockpile because so far thats been my only option. For instance i had a Foul Smell from the Swamp just now. Pre H&H it wouldve been challenging but it would be fun and any deaths were due to a slip up on my part well now i started fighting and the block bar was instantly full and by the time i realized what was going on i was dead and my portal was destroyed and i had to boat across the map. Is there anyway i can get the old blocking back? At the moment this just feels like more of a chore doing anything combat oriented.

Yeah, Between blocking and Stamina, combat in this game is just horrific now. I was really hoping when they talked about changing those systems, they were going to make them BETTER, not way worst. The combat system was the worst part in the game, now its beyond terrible. Really hoping they figure this out fast, specially by the mistland update or they'll kill their game. As I really love this game, thats the last thing I want, they need to make stamina much more useable, and block was fine before, I dont get why they changed it, most certainly nerfed it. As for the people (ID:10t errors.) that are comparing this game to dark souls... I have no words too say but get lost. I play dark souls, Nioh, and Sekiro. comparing this game to dark souls just makes you look like a troll and like the dumbest person in the game. Not every game needs to be insanely hard. this game should most certainly NOT be hard. nothing about this game is suppose to be challenging in that sense. To compare it to games that are suppose to be the hardest of them all, literally makes you look like you got mental issues.

Originally posted by QuantumFerret.ttv:

I think the combat change was a step in the right direction and I am enjoying it.

Originally posted by pstuder12321:

nothing about this game is suppose to be challenging in that sense. To compare it to games that are suppose to be the hardest of them all, literally makes you look like you got mental issues.

Originally posted by Mr_MeGusta:

All the threads about the combat being too easy or too hard just prove to me they need to add a difficulty slider into game. I'm sure a lot of players who love the non PvE aspects of the game would also enjoy the ability to sit back and build in a peaceful mode outside of a cheat world.

Originally posted by Mr_MeGusta:

All the threads about the combat being too easy or too hard just prove to me they need to add a difficulty slider into game. I'm sure a lot of players who love the non PvE aspects of the game would also enjoy the ability to sit back and build in a peaceful mode outside of a cheat world.

Originally posted by Midas:

Originally posted by Mr_MeGusta:

All the threads about the combat being too easy or too hard just prove to me they need to add a difficulty slider into game. I'm sure a lot of players who love the non PvE aspects of the game would also enjoy the ability to sit back and build in a peaceful mode outside of a cheat world.

Yeah, this is definitely an odd factor of Valheim. I play like a dozen different sandbox survival games and it's pretty much standard for games in this genre to have tons of settings to shape the difficulty, pacing, and style of the world to suit your gameplay. Resource sliders, difficulty sliders, world generation sliders, etc, etc. Valheim is really odd for having no settings like this at all.