Originally posted by XarisD:

It's a survival game that's grindy if you want to progress. If you just want to chill and build houses, you don't have to do all that much to get there. Advancement comes with new crafting items for making your houses look better. It's one of those "get what you put in" experiences. If you want a good preview for guys like us who aren't really into the survival genre, Jaboody Dubs over on YouTube have a great video about Valheim. They don't try too hard or act like they want to be the best - they're just having fun in the video, and it got me to buy the game.

k, ty for the input, I'm going check it out right now

Originally posted by Cap'n Bells:

its not really a grind simulator... more like a learning curve..if you stay away from wikis... you will struggle to work out how to progress.. but its a fairly logical process of DISCOVERY and death! whereas i see grindy as lack of death and just relentless slow progression.. besdies which every death has a skill cost...so staying alive is priority!! ..beware falling trees! :-)

sounds grindy to me. virtual complexity doesn't excuse a game from being grindy, if it takes me days to do anything meaningful, than it is grindy.

Originally posted by GinsengSamurai:

However, while certainly not Ark, from the tone of your comment, perhaps something more action based and less exploring/building is up your alley. I would suggest you wait until the game is officially released to reconsider buying it. At least by then, you would get a better picture how it turns out. Might be 2-3 years from now though.

Yeah, generally that's the best way to go about this sort of game.