I just started a new game last week. It was my first time playing with mods -- just a couple of quality of life improvements like quick stacking and crafting from containers. Those tiny improvements were revolutionary. I took my time, sailed all over the map, gathered my supplies, and built my best base ever. It was the most fun I've had in Valheim in the hundreds of hours I've played. That is, until I got to Mistlands and all the fun vanished. I don't mind that it's hard, but I'd rather have tough fights against enemies I can see and on terrain I can traverse. It didn't help that the seed god was not kind to me and it took dozens of hours on multiple islands just to find a handful of mines. I finally cleared 4 mines and had enough material for most of the endgame gear but by then I completely lost interest in my playthrough. Mistlands are just not a place I want to spend time. It's such a shame because I love so much of the rest of game.