There is a grind factor in almost every game of this genre. I don't love it, but I don't hate it, I'm sort of a grindnostic. I have learned to kill 2 birds with 1 stone to avoid a few grinding aspects, and a few tricks like trapping enemies in pits rather than killing them, so they do not hassle me while I gather resources. To avoid running pell-mell when I am in unknown territory, I pick up branches & stones which slows me down, forcing me to listen and look, and it saves me from making noise when I need materials to build my shelter in a new zone. To make grinding copper or tin less boring, I will hire an unemployed troll to mine for me.

Virtually everything that individuals complain about in Valheim, can be remedied with a stick or/and a mod.