Lol game is balanced? tier 4 Iron atgeir.

Why do so many people defend a game that isn't even finished? They will probably add and change a bunch of things making the game much better. The game is great for beta but needs a lot of improvements and gameplay options. For me the make or break is a gameplay option for the absurd crafting costs for equipment. Like what is so hard or exciting about hitting rocks and trees and why is it so slow? The game has 0 flexibility and that makes people lime me like it at first but then quit because of the things they don't like about it drain the enjoyment.

The game isn't hard it is just annoying it almost feels like the game doesn't want me to play it.
Example: Somebody dies, they drop all of their stuff, This is considered "Punishment" Why? Because it wastes their time? Okay so running back to grab the stuff and backtracking is punishment? It's boring? It forces you to do something they don't want? So what is the alternative? Success? Yes that is what I had today! I got and bunch of silver and (Unusable for now) black mental!

So now I am rewarded with progression and new equipment? Nope the portal shuts off and the game says LOL GO BACKTRACK HALF WAY ACROSS THE MAP WITH BOAT. Some people on the forums will say, "LOL ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BUILD A 2ND BASE." Uh excuse me? isn't that what happens when you die or your base is destroyed? ya know punishment? sailing/backtracking is so boring and mining more low tier crap to rebuild what you already have. So you waste time or waste time. Even worse is when you finally are able to use the materials you end up with barely anything due to the high crafting costs.

This entire problem can easily be fixed by added gameplay options. Not changing the game an OPTION. There are many ways of doing this. It doesn't do much good to go into details because like I said at the beginning, the game is still in beta and many things will improve.

Or you could do what some people do and not play the game intended, exploit the game and fix the problem that way. Then call it good because you fixed the problem by exploiting the game. Just setup another base in a another world and teleport it that way.... I feel like many are doing things like that. So in a strange way it is already an "Option".

When I play the game it is a constantly giving me mixed feelings, I should just take a massive break and come back many years from now when it is done.

I known many of you enjoy this game as is and I think that is great. I enjoy it too but I really think overall the game feels fun with a bunch of not fun things and as of now the not fun things are outweighing the fun things. I really feel if they add gameplay options after they finish making all the zones that the game will be fun for me too.

I am only going to reply to short quotes with short responses. Or not at all....
Most of the fans that always respond have good reasons for liking the game and I feel like nothing really needs to be said to me but if you really want I will read the short responses. No game advice or argument will make me change my mind though...

TLDL: I mined some silver today and thought about the trip back or making another base or using another world to craft and just said, "Meh, This game isn't really doing it fore me time for a long break."