Originally posted by SanityBasket:

You have to remember how much literal toil takes place in games in this genre. Heck people will dog pile and insult folks who badmouth toil on the forums games like this. When a game in this genre works for a player, all the annoyance and frustration of the grind is transmuted into a positive by the pay off.

When games like these fail to work for a player, that person spent money to get annoyed and frustrated, and they can't even get a refund. All they can do is wait and hope it gets good enough to be given a second chance.

The sunk cost fallacy also embitters many a player.

I agree to the above, but it should be stated that this should be a known factor when buying a game with the description for Valheim. You always buy things at some risk. See a movie for a genre you usually enjoy - you may still be disappointed. If the movie is bad - feel free to criticise it. If it just wasn't for you - acknowledge this and don't spend time and effort harping over it being bad.

Valheim has grind built into it. It's part of the game. It may be balanced during the development, but grind will remain.

I'm very hesitant to get into these kind of games. I usually don't see the point doing menial tasks in a virtual environment. So, I didn't buy the hype. Valheim didn't appeal to me, but gaming drought and the possibility of co-op made me get it. I bought it knowing that it is a game with grind that normally doesn't appeal to me. It may be 17€ wasted and it won't be due to the game or the devs for me not enjoying the game. It might just be another game that isn't for me.

This shouldn't leave me annoyed, frustrated or embittered due to 'sunken cost'. It's just a game that wasn't for me. I'd walk away and see if I find enjoyment elsewhere. Or check back at the game later on, when the game and myself might be at a different place.