Lol...I'm a "pro-portal ore guy" but you really haven't gotten the full Valheim experience until you've spent at least one stormy night trying to desperately tack back and forth staying off the rocky shore line of a plains or swamp...having to jump off on an out cropping to hastily throw up a crafting bench to repair your damaged craft lest you be taken by the sea....good times!
Moder's power will really mitigate the issue.