:-) From the lack of responses you can tell that these boards are mostly frequented by the opposite kind of players. I'm with you though. I would love to see some challenge. Fulings and seekers doing their lil dance, instead of hacking, piercing and slashing the heck outta you, annoy me to no end. Funny how it is not an issue with them draugr in the swamp -- once locked on, they won't let go, unless you break their line of sight. The swamp! THE swamp that is only second to mistlands in terms of how much hate it gets from the players.

To expand on your ideas a lil more...

- No guaranteed drops (other than bosses). This is a survival game and a brutal one at that. I fail to see how it is hard to survive with overwhelming majority of resources being as abundant as they are.

- Repairing equipment and structures requires resources. Wore out your axe? Your high wall about to crumble? Make sure you have stone/wood/whatever on you before you attempt repairs.

Yes, we could use mods. There's plenty out there that do most of what we would like to see in the game. But I'm just the kinda guy who wants to experience the game the way the devs intended it to be played.

Refreshing to see a fellow player wanting to up the challenge instead of whining about nerfing the heck out of everything they have a hard time overcoming.