Ok, let me start off by saying at 200+ hours in to this game. I like it. I really do. Ok, now that THAT is out of the way here is my gripe. Plains. Plains and Plains. My character build is decent (Maxed out wolf armor set, silver sword, silver shield, obsidian arrows, draugr bow, medium healing pots, lox food, etc) so the max level items for the area (Moder) that I was in. There is nothing new until you get to the Plains. Enter, black metal. Yay, no, wait, that only comes from Goblins - that swarm you in waves of 2-3 or an entire village. If that wasn't enough we are going to throw big, giant, beserkers that swing a club like Mickey Mantle on crack hitting a baseball...then let us not forget the shamans...Bubble shield? Really, and homing mini-nukes!...I know it's 'end' game material...but spending a day attempting a run through the plains...and dying repeatedly (which, IMO, nerfs your skills WAY TOO much - which in turn makes the Plains even harder and more prone to die more) even with kiting what you can and going slow...then the game just throws a couple deathsqeetos at you during your fights just to make sure your paying attention...

I love the game...just NOT the play balance you have going in the Plains biome. I am a decent player and will continue to champion Valheim, but I think I may take a break for a while as I am tired of watching and wasting my hard work on a character just evaporate while attempting to get the 'better' gear that will, in essence, let me suck 20% less from that point on...

Here is to hoping Hearth and Home will address some of the balance issues...and add some more shapes/materials to build with...