yeah I agree, the mist is way too misty to be any fun. It's a cool concept on paper, but the execution in a video game is not that great. I was worried about what would have to be done to get all your crap back if you happen to die in the mistlands, especially if you're a solo player, and right now the best thing I can think of is making a second set of armor and weapons at max value.
When my friends and I were approaching the mistlands, we thought the mist would be a veil from the outside and it would be easier to see the further we got in, but that wasn't the case. In some places it's easier to see, but only a short distance and you still can't tell what the hell is making that noise.
I'm not gonna lie, I want to be able to see the landscape. It's already a pain in the butt to find out how to get into the mistlands because the terrain just happens to go vertical and you cannot figure out where to go. And when you finally get there, the biome looks so pretty, but you can't see enough of it.