Originally posted by Eightball:

I can say I disagree with all your points and I would also say that stating the 'community' wants something or not is rather reaching.

For every player that wants one thing I can easily find another that does not want it so best to keep it all as your opinion and not some sentiment of the entire community.

I have never felt the need to build some large base in the Forest, let alone make it defensible. If there is a raid I fight in the field and my bases are utilitarian not artistic.

The grind is no more or less than in other games. The only point that can actually become grindy for many is the Bronze tier, but you can skip over most of it and be fine so that is an 'optional' grind.

We have boats for transportation and they work fine. I personally see no reason for additional mounts as I get around fine on foot and by boat when needed.

Why should a dungeon always have something in it? They are by in large small, easy to navigate and not overly hard to clear depending on the biome. Part of the enjoyment for me in this game is the exploration and discovery.

I could go on, but in the end not every game is for everyone. Much of what you don't like is what makes Valheim unique and thousands upon thousands of players enjoy it. So perhaps the games you mention as doing things the way you like (Rust, Conan Exiles, etc.) might fit your interest more and it would be far easier to play a game that is already the way you like it then to try and change one that isn't into one you want.

I never said the games not for me or that I dislike it, the game is good under all the anti-player moves. Valheim Plus has 861k downloads, that's more downloads than this game ever peaked at, and it fixes the issues named in this discussion here. Maybe you got lucky with your seed? I don't know, but for all 3 of my seeds not having transport has been a very depressing experience. Also having a dungeon capable of having no loot is time waste, who goes into a dungeon just to "explore" it? They do it to get progression items, if that dungeon is the only one in that region you are then forced to run 20~30~40 minutes to another one. That's why they all need something.