The Missed Potential of Valheim: How an Open World RPG Could Have Transformed the Game

[FallenActual]

When Valheim first came out, I was completely hooked by its Norse mythology-inspired setting, challenging gameplay, and rich, immersive environment. But I couldn't help feeling disappointed by the game's reliance on peer-to-peer connections and self-hosted worlds. Just imagine if Valheim had embraced a dedicated server model and open-world RPG mechanics, allowing hundreds of players to explore, build, and battle together in a persistent, shared universe. At the peak of its popularity, this approach could have taken Valheim from a captivating survival game to an epic, community-driven saga. Instead, the lack of matchmaking and centralized servers really held it back, and I can't help but wonder what could have been if the developers had made different choices.

[triat]

Myself, i prefer smaller singleplayer/coop games.

MMOs and the likes are fine, but when it comes to world exploration style games i'd rather it be just me or a few of my buddies

[N0oBaSiC]

we dont need rust but nordic