Here's some tips, if you do plan on getting the game

Take it slow. Start off with a small base and work outwards. Learn the ins and outs of the game. It will be fairly easy in the Meadows, the starting biome. You might even get a seed where you have meadows and black forest

As soon as you can though, you need to load up on a lot of supplies. This is where I advise building a main base and then having some kind of portal room (you'll need 2x surtling cores per portal, some fine wood and I think 20x greydwarf eyes). I would advise you keep a random portal at your main base after you have "mob-proofed" it. Name it something easy to remember, like port1, or 80, lol.

It is quite helpful to have the necessary items on you at all times to throw down a portal. You'll need a bronze axe to get fine wood, so you won't be doing this right away...but this can save your butt. If you venture very far outward and cannot safely venture back, quickly build a shack and then drop the portal and portal back to where your important stuff is. It's better to lose a portal than all of your stuff.

So there are several stages to the game pretty much. Stone, bronze, iron, etc. And the kind of ore you need changes with each biome

So that's when outposts come in handy, because if you want to play vanilla valheim, the only thing you cannot teleport is raw or processed ore. If you make it into anything else (use iron for arrows for instance), you can portal no problem.

Don't shrug off getting a good resting bonus, and I would highly recommend keeping your hp above 100 and your stamina at around 125. This won't be possible until you get through the black forest

But yeah some of the crucial items you need, you will have to go dungeon raiding to get them. Luckily if you know what you're doing, then dungeons will be a breeze

Just try not to speedrun the game. Not on your first nor your third attempt. Base building can be fun. You'll need a lot of wood. That's why this game is really as enjoyable as it is, because of the survival and building mechanics.

It's like minecraft but not blocky and more for adults. The building physics actually account for gravity and build height. Careful chopping trees. They will fall where they please.

Hope this wall of text helps

TL;DR? I don't blame you. The game is very affordable. Look how many hours I have. I play it sparingly but it is an absolute blast with a friend. Solo is fun too but best with some homies.

I don't see how I won't surpass 1,000 hours in this game and still probably not get bored. Just don't burn yourself out too quickly on it.