Originally posted by Isaac_Clark:

I also just do it the vanilla way. Sailing home with a longship full of iron from a swamp I just fully cleared always makes me feel like a boss.

Even if clearing an entire swamp is pretty time consuming, usually taking at least 2 or 3 RL days.

I felt the same way first few dungeons full of metal I cleared...
But then I found that each person need 120+ metal to create more or less full set of armour and weapon of choice + shield. Then you also need Iron to make additions to you crafting tables. And then there are many decorations that also require Iron...

I mean, if each weapon, for instance required 5, heck, even 10 of Iron ore, it would be much more comfortable to abide by the game's own laws. At least it didn't feel that dull during Bronze era, imo.