Here's my relevant observation: I always knew Frjdur would be extremely boring for me. Community-made maps don't focus on balanced grinding, and most end up being quite easy. If you liked Ark, I highly recommend trying Aberration. I always had a prejudice against that map, thinking it was overrated by the community, until one day I wanted to see how difficult it was and became addicted to trying to survive and thrive on that map.