this is a different type of game. i can see it quite obviously.

they didnt want you to spend 40hrs in the game, they want 4000+

when i look at modern games, theyve likely been streamlined and sometimes to a fault.
i like valheim for the fact that its slower paced, challenging, interesting and most inportantly FUN! but there are things the devs did that make it agonizing and piss me off.

where i begin to dislike and immidiately stop playing any game is when things are made to be annoying, slow, unituitive, or downright stupid for no obvious reasons, or worse, just for the sake of it. i HATE that and resent anything/ person that does it.

examples (not limited to these)
1: respawn/ waking up
respawning is agonizingly slow. the game can easily load faster but they chose to make it take forever. this just pisses me off, let me get back to it, youre wasting my damn time for no reason. theyre taking your time because they want to, not because it makes it enjoyable

2: sailing
the wind is a great feature but of course as many people see its VERY hard to sail well. the wind often times "feels" like its constantly working against you even though its random. THIS IS NOT FUN! ♥♥♥♥ your idea of "fun is a hard challenge thats unrealistically realistic and makes little to no sense"

make it a challenge if you want but at the least do us the decency of making it FAIR. like if it sees that you changed directions, it then wont change directions for a certain distance or time.

i like sailing, but ♥♥♥♥ me if i try and sail the coast. wind is against me so i turn around, it changes again... ♥♥♥♥ you wind
they obviously made the wind change frequently and sporadically, but they did not try and make it engaging or fun, they just made it a mechanic that works but not one that ENHANCES THE GAMEPLAY.
i DM for d&d, i dont make homebrew stuff to ♥♥♥♥ on people, i make it engaging and fun to interact with, even if it doesnt do what they want, its not a pain in the ass just to get to a simple destination
IM NOT SAILING FOR AN HOUR STRAIGHT, ♥♥♥♥ RIGHT OFF IF YOU THINK I WILL.



the pace they set for this game is meant for you to grind for LONG periods of time
i can progress quickly, but never the less im spending at least 25 hours on one world to get past the first few bosses and enjoy myself while building, hunting, fighting etc.
now factor in that i play for an hour or two at a time, if i have to sail, or die a few times ill easily spend all my time getting caught back up just to have made 0% progress some days.

wasting my time is not enjoyable, the second i heard battlefront 2 had 40+hrs to unlock characters i knew i wouldnt buy the game for a long time because IM NOT WASTING MY TIME OR MONEY ON ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
dont make me spend HOURS just because you cant make it fun and or want to force me to play the game longer. i play less or dont buy the game at all if certain mechanics are in it, simply because that one thing could outweigh all the positives, NO MATTER HOW GOOD THEY MAY BE.

TLDR:
Myself and others hate when they wast our time by using ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and miserable mechanics. make them engaging so we can enjoy the game. I PLAY MORE WHEN ITS FUN, NOT BECAUSE YOU MAKE THINGS TAKE LONGER.