Originally posted by Polonius Ulf:

You cheat yourself out of the adventure to be had while schlepping ore to where you can use it. And the fun of planning and building a system of mining bases close to the ore. ♥♥♥♥ will happen, aka adventures. Nasty, uncomfortable things, adventures.

Putting obstacles in your way is how Valheim, or any game, generates stories. If you make an end-run, you miss the chance to be attacked by three trolls and eleventy-eight dwarves and draugrs. In the rain. And then come here and brag about it however it turned out.

bah - was waiting for this post so I could ambush it. The job of the player is to have fun. If something in the game feels like a huge downer, so much so that I probably would do something else instead. Then I will find my way to keep the game most fun. To me that is building. I could very well go creator mode and do away with the rest of the game entirely. I elect to keep the game intact except for hauling ore by manual labor, basically. That is the perfect compromise for me. Now if this means I am no longer elgible to run for political office. Then all the better. :D

Players will play how they get the most enjoyment. Shaming them as cheaters is rediculous since its a solo game. I only have to answer to myself and not losing any sleep here. :P