The Raft

Seen a number of comments dissing the raft, and gonna have to disagree on grounds of fun factor.

PS5 player, went into Valheim blind. Playing with my son.

Beat the first boss, then the next boss was indicated to be far away, beyond our shore. We decided to build and use a raft, instead of trying to hoof it and hope there was a land path.

Journey started slow, trying to figure out the controls (FYI left stick forward/back controls the sail and speed.)

About 1/3 way across this unknown sized body of water, it starts to rain. (Nice wet effects on our armor, btw.) Then the waves start to roll higher. The sky goes gray. A violent storm begins; downpour, thunder, lightning, huge rolling waves. We realize this isn't a lake, no land in sight, and the words "OCEAN" are announced on the screen. We are being thrown around, up n down, sometimes underwater, sometimes seemingly about to be capsized. We are literally yelling "Oh Shit!!" lol.

I think we learned why there's a "Hold Tight" button option on the raft's mast. What made it exciting was the mystery. Can we die at sea? Are there ocean predators, or some kind of sea monsters?

So we made it across, crashed on the far shore still under the storm, and jumped off. Praise the Gods.

One more thing, on our return trip, we hugged the coast, and found a river that led back home. Along the way, a thick fog rolled in - also very cool! One of us stood at the bow with a torch watching for rock hazards. Also had some goblins attacking us from the water, we used bow and arrow to repel them.

So anyway, I'm glad we didn't listen to posts saying to not use the raft, we would have missed out on a memorable survival experience.

So yea, do try the raft as a new player! "Adventure is out there."