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I mean, it's a great game and I really enjoy playing. I once tried to kill the first Boss and died until I gave up the map and started another one. Now I don't know when I'll be ready to try again. At least I'm good at killing wild boars.
You can change the world difficulty. If you're not there for the boss fights (I'm not, I like the exploration and building), then the lower difficulties will make it easier to focus on other things.
If you do enjoy combat, don't forget to upgrade your armor and weapons. You should also experiment with the different food types to see which combinations suit your style the best.
For boss fights specifically, they all cater to slightly different strategies. I typically fight the first boss (Eikthyr) with a bow, for example, but I usually use a mace for the third boss (Bonemass). It may be that you were dying because your strategy wasn't particularly great for that boss, especially if you went melee - I personally hate Eikthyr in melee.
Final thought: If you're having trouble seeing during the fights, turn off the screen shake setting. My eyes... get dizzy? I like the setting on most times, but I turn it off for boss fights. Particularly fights like Eikthyr, where his light-up, Christmas-y attacks make it hard for me to see all on their own.
Hey, I don't like these combat things very much either, not with Boss. I am more about hunting, building and exploring, maybe it is better even if I reduce the difficulty to enjoy the game more. I'm going to figure out how to do it on Xbox. Thanks
On the "Join World" screen you should see an option for world modifiers. For your interests, I'd recommend turning down at least the combat settings and death penalty, and you could even go as far as making all the enemies passive (no attacking until you attack them) if you want it to be extra chill.
Thank you for the advice, I was very discouraged about just killing wild boar and building with wood.
I'm glad I could help! Valheim is a great game - I think I had over 500 hours in it while it was still only up to the Plains, lol.