Originally posted by Goblin King Jareth:

On the flip side this is a survival game base and not an RPG base, so I can understand why they are careful with balancing upgrades, otherwise you end up with all cosmetic bloat and no actual gameplay anymore.

Ah yes. Sometimes, I find myself thinking too much in one very specific perspective when excited about a person's idea. I forgot momentarily Valheim IS a survival game and not a role playing game. Haha!