Originally posted by Faceplant8:

When they release the Mistlands update, the game will still be around, so how is that not living? Will you like the game less when you come back to it in a few month? From my experience, you might find that you like it more after some time off.

It's a natural tendency to want everything now, but sometimes you have to have patience. Find something else to take up your time for a while. Maybe it will be a happy Christmas of Valheim!

BTW, There are currently 5 biomes. The Mistland update will add 1 to that. I predict that, within a few days (maybe less) there will be people rushing through it who are disappointed that there isn't more.

You might be surprised, but I'm not in a rush, nor did I rush through the existing biomes. In fact, I have yet to beat the last of the biome bosses. About 90% of my time playing the game has been wandering, exploring, sailing and building. I find the game to be soothing and relaxing for a large amount of reasons; just existing in the world the devs created is very pleasant, and the sounds of the environment are very relaxing.

To put it simply, I enjoy the game as it is. But after recently visiting these empty yet highly interesting areas, I'm curious as to what they might be, and from the comments of others here, I see a lot of people talking about the game in the past tense; like they've moved on from it. I would hate to see this game get dropped or abandoned by players due to very slow development.

*Personally*, I can wait to see what comes next. But we all know that if the majority of players abandon the game, it's going to struggle to stay around. I just don't want to see a great game like this suddenly die out because of a lack of interest.