- Yeah the game can be easy, but there is a lot of RNG involved. You can be invaded at any time, you can encounter 2* wolves that one shot you, this game is not mean't to be taken seriously in a way a Dark Souls game would be, since that game is far more structured and linear.
- Beating Yagulith first requires extensive knowledge of the game and a lot of exploits.. Good luck wearing no armor in Valheim. This approaches such a theoretical bs level, like not getting hit at all and not wearing armor SOUNDS possible, but only theoretically.
- The moment you move out of your "workbench carpet" enemies will attack you again, so you have to deal with them somehow. Get creative and make traps instead.
- I don't know how you are surprised, in any way, that dying late game is punishing; whereas early game is not punishing. This is basic video game design, even though I hate how the skill system is just a shallow puddle of a mechanic, but it is what it is.
- And Portals are completely optional, because you can find continents with almost every biome, and sometimes every one that you need. It's far more efficient to move your base as needed anyway. That's why I recommend this challenge. You might think "ohhhh all the time taken on a boat moving stuff around" but you really don't have to move a lot of stuff, ever. And when you have to move something important, it's ingots. So really, just don't knock it until you try it.