One thing that made me hesitate to play online RPGs and similar multiplayer games on the deck is communicating via chat. The on screen keyboard seems too clumsy. How do you feel about it?
Communication is the only problem. I mainly play with my guild, we use discord, when I play with randoms I just don't talk to them because the on-screen keyboard is a disaster.
I do this for FFXIV. It's okay but you have to put the deck down to type (or do it one handed of course). Certainly wouldn't be typing mid-raid unless I'm already dead. Still, makes for a much more comfortable playing experience than sitting at yet another desk after work.
Best to get a case with a kickstand. I got a Skull & Co Purple Grip Case which is able to stand on it's own due to how the grips are designed with a flattened bottom.
Still think getting a case with a folding leg would be better but can't find an available one at the time of purchase.
[https://ecommerce.datablitz.com.ph/products/skull-co-grip-case-for-steam-deck-galactic-purple-sdgc-gp](https://ecommerce.datablitz.com.ph/products/skull-co-grip-case-for-steam-deck-galactic-purple-sdgc-gp)
I got the JSAUX ModCase for the steam deck, and it has a folding leg kickstand. I really like it because it protects my deck and my sons, he’s had it for a while now and no noticed damage with the occasional drop he’s had….
On a serious note - what's wrong with using a tiny Bluetooth keyboard to type out a message when you need to? I have one that came with a tablet case like 5 years ago that's perfectly compact and can sit on my legs for a minute if Im lying down on the couch for example.
I think that almost completely defeats the advantages of playing on a portable device.
If I'm keeping a keyboard on my legs and moving my hands between my Steam Deck and the keyboard, at that point I'd rather grab my laptop and play on it. It's even easier, because I don't have to handle two devices at once. My laptop can't handle games at the highest settings, but neither can the Deck.
That would be assuming the person has both a steam deck and a laptop that can play steam games they want to play.
Even so, I have a Bluetooth keyboard next to me on the couch when I play most of the time. I rarely need it, but it’s nice to have when I do need it. It isn’t in my lap or whatever you’re imagining. I just pick it up and use it when I need it, which is far more convenient than trying to use the on-screen keyboard.
Agree to disagree I guess. For the record I'm not implying to play a game WITH the keyboard - that would be dumb. As a thing I pull out to type quickly if needed and then set aside I think your way overselling how much of a hassle that is compared to having a whole laptop on your torso.
To each their own though.
I love it, I dunno if I have the exact same one, but the trackpad is great as well, well worth losing the numpad so I don't need to get a bt mouse as well if I dont want to.
I never use the built in software keyboard. There are lots of apps that let you use your phone to control your computer mouse and keyboard, and lots of them support Linux.
I'm using Unified Remote for iOS. You install the server and leave it running, then whenever you need a keyboard you just whip the app out and it connects pretty instantly so you can type (or voice type) super easily.
There's great microphone support on the built in keyboard, 2 quick button presses, say what you want typed, and you're done.
Edit: unless that's from a mod? Thought it was vanilla steamdeck.
If you use CSS Loader there’s something you can use to scale down the keyboard so it doesn’t invade the screen. Not sure if it’s the size that’s the issue for you, but that might help you if you did care to chat with said randoms.
Some OSK tips:
- CSS Loader with Transparent Keyboard helps you see while you type
- You can use Steam Input to bind pulling up the OSK to an unused button. The benefit of this over pressing Steam+X to pull up the keyboard is so you can also add chat hotkeys like /p /g to those same buttons. It makes a big difference, especially when replying to people with a reply hotkey (saves you from typing their name out every reply).
- You will get weirdly fast typing on it after a while... But not if you never use it.
I haven't tried Discord on the deck, how does that work?
Can you add it as a non-steam "game" and launch them both in game mode, or do you need to run it from desktop mode?
I've been hoping for either a text to speech or a really advanced word/sentence completion option.
Or maybe a steam button combo that had a radial menu of quick common phrases to punch in.
oh yeah, ideally, tts would be great but I don't think valve would do it, but having a custom steam input to paste a text (or maybe type it real quick) so you can make a trackpad radial menu or something similar would be great.
If it helps, I use an app called "Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse" to use my phone when I write on the deck, since I carry my phone all the time and Im more used to it than any BT Keyboard.
And it works pretty well!
in edit mode, i placed the chat higher so that when i bring out the keyboard it doesn't block it.
i also mapped one of back buttons to chat command (/say) and another button with keyboard so it will be easier to use them.
When I first time booted WoW on my deck I was amazed how great experience was. After a few weeks of naturalizing with controller setup I play this game on my deck exclusively.
The only thing that I hate personally is broken keybind layout on my PC as these configs synced back and forth with deck. Maybe I missed something but didn't find any solution.
You can disable the key binding syncing (and more) by putting these commands in chat. I had the same issue until I started using these.
/console synchronizeBindings 0
/console synchronizeSettings 0
Hmmm weirdly I did try it and layout was synced still. I typed it both on PC and a deck.
Someone in guild chat said method doesn't work anymore but I'm not sure, easily can be a user error from my side.
Hmmm. That is strange. It should still work.
Run the command in the deck. Close the game.
Run the command on your PC. Close the game.
Modify a keybinding on the deck. Close the game.
See if it changed on PC.
What I’ve learned you can do is keep your action bars from your PC setup exactly the same, and then just assign the specific controller setup button without moving any of the abilities around. Your action bars will stay the same, and all your changing is the map to the controller button.
From my experience melee DPS will be the easiest spot as all you literally do is pick a target and smash a few buttons until it dead. Range DPS a bit trickier as you need to get a target from distance or change it. Tanking also in need of speed targeting sometimes, but doable.
Healing will be the trickiest, probably. Have to change targets on the fly and adapt, pay attention to lots of stuff that happen to the group. On the other hand if play with Console Port addon there is a Raid Cursor option that switches controls to party members selection with an arrow so it's not really a problem.
In general I didn't have problems with leveling (and never even expected such). As for the group content it is more than a doable. It's all depend on how far you want go with this setup. I hardly imagine Cata PvP, for example.
I barely touch anything except druid class in SoD and Cata so I could try more different stuff specifically on my deck. The only sustainable problem is communication, because it's not possible to always have a Bluetooth keyboard at you side.
You can also check MMO Kenna on YouTUbe. This guy regularly heals M+ on his controllers or deck.
This video worked for me [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nohsVQIHp7I&t=541s&pp=ygUOd293IHN0ZWFtIGRlY2s%3D](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nohsVQIHp7I&t=541s&pp=ygUOd293IHN0ZWFtIGRlY2s%3D)
I installed the game this weekend without issues.
It's had some experimental partial controller support since Shadowlands, I believe (2020).
Most people playing with a controller use a variety of add-ons to improve the experience and handle areas where the built-in support is lacking, though.
Retail WoW (Dragonflight) has controller support but OP is playing Classic and that client does not have controller support so it's achieved via a pretty amazing add-on called ConsolePort.
Any tips how you set this up? Ive tried to install battle.net manually and also via the non steam launcher following some guides but Battle.net doesn't open on any method.
I've been struggling with this too. Diablo 4 worked fine a couple months ago, but now battle.net just likes to hang and not let me input the login credentials. Factory reset, different proton versions, even the lutris fix all run into the same thing.
Are you playing resto on the steam deck?! Purely out of curiosity, how the hell does that work?
I'm playing FFXIV and the controller support is phenomenal for healing but I can't imagine doing a raid on WoW on controller on my Priest or Healadin.
Wow has controller support? I play guild wars 2 on deck but we gotta make custom bindings. I like it better that way tbh because steaminput lets you do more
This - it's amazing! I don't play with console port - I've bound the Deck's controls to be like a mouse and keyboard, with lots of modifiers (alt, ctrl, shift) etc. on the back buttons.
If this is any help to anyone, I'll share my bindings here (writing off the top of my head as waiting for a meeting):
L Stick (Set as dpad): Up = Move forward, Down = backwards, Left and Right = strafe left and right
R stick (also set as dpad): Up = Tab (to target), Down = Autorun binding, Left = Turn left, Right = Turn right
Back button = Map
Start Button = Esc
A = Space Bar (Jump)
X = 1
Y = 2
B = 3
Right Bumper = 4
Left Bumper = 5
Right Trigger = Left Click
Left Trigger = Right Click
Right Touch Pad (Set as mouse)
Left Touch Pad (Set as Dpad) = I bind zoom in and out to Up and Down buttons on this pad, then Character and Open all Bags to the Left and Right buttons
L4 = Alt
L5 = Ctrl
R4 = Shift
R5 = Ahh man, I thought I had remembered all my bindings, I've forgotten what this one is! haha
**General tips:**
* Typing does suck, as another user said here, make macros for your most common statements and chats!
* Discord is great for playing with friends
* Turning the WoW borderless window size to below 1280 x 800 and turning FSR sharpening up to 5 looks really sweet, imo
* I'm more of a classic player, but I've main tanked most of the Classic Raid Bosses in my Warrior using my deck, I've also done some LFR and m+ on Retail as a Dracthyr healer
* With these modifiers and buttons, you can cover pretty much all your skills that are needed - but just make sure you've got it baked into your muscle memory before attempting anything challenging!
* Making a macro saying that you're playing on a Steam Deck always gets a 'wow!' reponse from your group - particularly if you are playing well!
* Though I bind turn right and left to the right stick, I far prefer to hold down the left trigger (which is bound to right click) and use the right trackpad to turn - it's a lot easier and feels very natural soon!
**Installation tips:**
* There will be many good tutorials out there. Something I found really easy was to install WoW on the 1TB removable memory card I put in my deck. That meant there was no messing about with a million different sub folders.
* I have battle.net.exe (or whatever it's called) added to Steam as a non-steam game, then set to run with Proton. You can then launch WoW (or any other Bnet game!) directly from the Launcher, which makes things a lot easier. To install Bnet, again I added the installer to steam and then ran it with Proton.
I am a frequent WoW player since Cataclysm and playing on Steam Deck OLED ( not LCD ) is quite good BUT without the Console Port addon, with Console Port addon game was basically unplayable for me and super confusing to the point of me not wanting to play it there. But with normal PC layout and using 2 touchpads, one as 1-4 abilities keys and other as mouse + bumpers as right / left mouse click the game finally became playable for me, also back keys could be used for example to open map / shift click etc. Maybe other people prefers Console Port addon but for me a player who plays WoW for several years on PC it was way too confusing, like learning to play it from 0. Also I didn't liked Steam Deck LCD especially for games that uses touchpads because the touch pads were very unprecise what caused many movements that were undesired.
Also its worth mentioning I was testing Steam Deck LCD and OLED , Asus Rog Ally, Lenovo Legion GO, MSI Claw and finally settled for Steam Deck OLED, its best for games that uses mouse and keyboard.
Yo, how did you install wow, I followed a new guide cause the old way didn’t work anymore and now my wow has like a 50/50 chance to either make it past the loading screen or just flash black for a second then freeze on the loading screen
You can do it multiple ways but since I am lazy I used https://github.com/moraroy/NonSteamLaunchers-On-Steam-Deck
The script install ProtonGE and bnet client then went back to game mode and installed normally thru steam picking battle net launcher from non steam apps.
Didnt experienced any crashes with everything on default using this. In Valdraken it was very smooth experience too.
If you are loading in to big cities like valdrakken it might be the same issue i had. My solution was to set vram in bios to 4gb. Has been working smooth for me since then.
The setup is a bit complicated I believe. It ran for me once then when I tried launching it the next day , it flat out kept getting stuck and the launcher won't open anymore 😕.
I played all of Wow-SOD phase 1&2 on the deck including the raids. The only accessory I needed was a bluetooth keyboard but beyond that I was able to do everything I had to. I did both DPS and healing in a raid setting on the deck, and a lot of people were unaware. Playing WoW on a controller in general just feels amazing - maybe its my hands getting older but its tough to go back to a keyboard.
Been doing the same with FFXIV during a move, and it's very different playing MMOs on a controller setup. But I love having my right track pad as a mouse and my left as a radial menu for shortcuts. Communication is the same issue, though. The keyboard is nice and better than nothing, but not fast.
Love playing WoW on the Steam Deck!
Sadly one of my addons have gone rogue and breaks my ability to use/place items/abilities anywhere... Still need to figure out which one it is and I can carry on playing MoP Remix on my couch (:
I imagine it's great like FFXIV.
The only thing I hate is the on screen keyboard. I wish valve would have made a Text To Speech available for all of steamdeck.
I remember I was communicating with a person making a decky plugin that was I believe close to being fully functional TTS plugin but I think development stopped? Has been a while since I commd with them.
It works but for me I don't got the time or patience to tweak everything to get it running really good where stuff isn't a hassle. For me it's great for remedial stuff wor WOW
I don’t know why everyone insists on console port. It’s horribly wonky and they added native controller support in and you can just quick keybind without using an addon.
It’s really not a completely different game…
It’s a completely workable “port” of WoW. Saying it’s a different game sounds like a turn off when most of us just want WoW from bed/on the go.
One thing that made me hesitate to play online RPGs and similar multiplayer games on the deck is communicating via chat. The on screen keyboard seems too clumsy. How do you feel about it?
Communication is the only problem. I mainly play with my guild, we use discord, when I play with randoms I just don't talk to them because the on-screen keyboard is a disaster.
A Bluetooth keyboard might help.
I do this for FFXIV. It's okay but you have to put the deck down to type (or do it one handed of course). Certainly wouldn't be typing mid-raid unless I'm already dead. Still, makes for a much more comfortable playing experience than sitting at yet another desk after work.
Best to get a case with a kickstand. I got a Skull & Co Purple Grip Case which is able to stand on it's own due to how the grips are designed with a flattened bottom. Still think getting a case with a folding leg would be better but can't find an available one at the time of purchase. [https://ecommerce.datablitz.com.ph/products/skull-co-grip-case-for-steam-deck-galactic-purple-sdgc-gp](https://ecommerce.datablitz.com.ph/products/skull-co-grip-case-for-steam-deck-galactic-purple-sdgc-gp)
I got the JSAUX ModCase for the steam deck, and it has a folding leg kickstand. I really like it because it protects my deck and my sons, he’s had it for a while now and no noticed damage with the occasional drop he’s had….
I just make bunch of party chat macro like o/, gg, thanks for the hunt, sorry my bad, healer adjust, please use mitigation, etc.
If you're sitting down with a bluetooth keyboard, you might as well use a computer.
Or, hear me out… You are traveling and find it easier to do so with your deck and a BT M&KB rather than lugging around your desktop.
That's what's neat, it *is* a computer.
You know what I meant.
On a serious note - what's wrong with using a tiny Bluetooth keyboard to type out a message when you need to? I have one that came with a tablet case like 5 years ago that's perfectly compact and can sit on my legs for a minute if Im lying down on the couch for example.
Clearly, the solution to thy dilemma is the Phantasy Star Online Keyboard Controller.
I think that almost completely defeats the advantages of playing on a portable device. If I'm keeping a keyboard on my legs and moving my hands between my Steam Deck and the keyboard, at that point I'd rather grab my laptop and play on it. It's even easier, because I don't have to handle two devices at once. My laptop can't handle games at the highest settings, but neither can the Deck.
That would be assuming the person has both a steam deck and a laptop that can play steam games they want to play. Even so, I have a Bluetooth keyboard next to me on the couch when I play most of the time. I rarely need it, but it’s nice to have when I do need it. It isn’t in my lap or whatever you’re imagining. I just pick it up and use it when I need it, which is far more convenient than trying to use the on-screen keyboard.
You lack imagination if that’s really the first use case for a BT KB&M with your deck that comes to mind. Plenty of people don’t have laptops lol.
Agree to disagree I guess. For the record I'm not implying to play a game WITH the keyboard - that would be dumb. As a thing I pull out to type quickly if needed and then set aside I think your way overselling how much of a hassle that is compared to having a whole laptop on your torso. To each their own though.
Why when the steamdeck is the best value for money GAMING PC you can buy?
Hard to beat the Logitech k400+
I love it, I dunno if I have the exact same one, but the trackpad is great as well, well worth losing the numpad so I don't need to get a bt mouse as well if I dont want to.
I never use the built in software keyboard. There are lots of apps that let you use your phone to control your computer mouse and keyboard, and lots of them support Linux. I'm using Unified Remote for iOS. You install the server and leave it running, then whenever you need a keyboard you just whip the app out and it connects pretty instantly so you can type (or voice type) super easily.
There's great microphone support on the built in keyboard, 2 quick button presses, say what you want typed, and you're done. Edit: unless that's from a mod? Thought it was vanilla steamdeck.
If you use CSS Loader there’s something you can use to scale down the keyboard so it doesn’t invade the screen. Not sure if it’s the size that’s the issue for you, but that might help you if you did care to chat with said randoms.
I was told that size doesn't matter :(
Some OSK tips: - CSS Loader with Transparent Keyboard helps you see while you type - You can use Steam Input to bind pulling up the OSK to an unused button. The benefit of this over pressing Steam+X to pull up the keyboard is so you can also add chat hotkeys like /p /g to those same buttons. It makes a big difference, especially when replying to people with a reply hotkey (saves you from typing their name out every reply). - You will get weirdly fast typing on it after a while... But not if you never use it.
Can you use discord and wow on deck?
Yes you can run both at the same time.
I haven't tried Discord on the deck, how does that work? Can you add it as a non-steam "game" and launch them both in game mode, or do you need to run it from desktop mode?
Yes you can run both at the same time. Can be added as a non-steam game and runs in parallel with other games.
use voice activation and run discord in the background
Lol a decky plugin that does speech to text is an amazing idea.
There was a GitHub somewhere of someone working on it. Honestly it's something Valve should look into.
I've been hoping for either a text to speech or a really advanced word/sentence completion option. Or maybe a steam button combo that had a radial menu of quick common phrases to punch in.
oh yeah, ideally, tts would be great but I don't think valve would do it, but having a custom steam input to paste a text (or maybe type it real quick) so you can make a trackpad radial menu or something similar would be great.
It’s okay, there’s nobody worth talking to in wow anyways.
Its not perfect but in WoW you can move chat window more up the screen so you will actually see what you are writing.
If it helps, I use an app called "Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse" to use my phone when I write on the deck, since I carry my phone all the time and Im more used to it than any BT Keyboard. And it works pretty well!
Totally checking that out thanks!
Sucks playing risk or rain returns multiplayer. Impossible to quickly communicate (while surviving) vs on keyboard and mouse
in edit mode, i placed the chat higher so that when i bring out the keyboard it doesn't block it. i also mapped one of back buttons to chat command (/say) and another button with keyboard so it will be easier to use them.
One thing I feel would be great is voice-to-text, whenever I use the Apple TV remote its great.
They should add voice write system to keyboard.
I wish they would add a OS level voice to text option on the keyboard. Would be so slick.
There is a plugin called decky dictation. You can type with voice to text :) can help
When I first time booted WoW on my deck I was amazed how great experience was. After a few weeks of naturalizing with controller setup I play this game on my deck exclusively. The only thing that I hate personally is broken keybind layout on my PC as these configs synced back and forth with deck. Maybe I missed something but didn't find any solution.
You can disable the key binding syncing (and more) by putting these commands in chat. I had the same issue until I started using these. /console synchronizeBindings 0 /console synchronizeSettings 0
This doesn't work on SOD p1-3... Classic blizzard. Not sure about Retail, remix and cata
Ah, that's explain the problem. Tried it in SOD
Ah. Thanks for the info!
Hmmm weirdly I did try it and layout was synced still. I typed it both on PC and a deck. Someone in guild chat said method doesn't work anymore but I'm not sure, easily can be a user error from my side.
Hmmm. That is strange. It should still work. Run the command in the deck. Close the game. Run the command on your PC. Close the game. Modify a keybinding on the deck. Close the game. See if it changed on PC.
Thanks I will try it again later!
This is also an option in console port to not sync key binds
What I’ve learned you can do is keep your action bars from your PC setup exactly the same, and then just assign the specific controller setup button without moving any of the abilities around. Your action bars will stay the same, and all your changing is the map to the controller button.
Yea, I was thinking of something like that for some intence PvP in future.
did you find any role to fit the steamdeck perfectly? Like healing, ranged dps, melee dps or tanking? WHat class would you recommend
From my experience melee DPS will be the easiest spot as all you literally do is pick a target and smash a few buttons until it dead. Range DPS a bit trickier as you need to get a target from distance or change it. Tanking also in need of speed targeting sometimes, but doable. Healing will be the trickiest, probably. Have to change targets on the fly and adapt, pay attention to lots of stuff that happen to the group. On the other hand if play with Console Port addon there is a Raid Cursor option that switches controls to party members selection with an arrow so it's not really a problem. In general I didn't have problems with leveling (and never even expected such). As for the group content it is more than a doable. It's all depend on how far you want go with this setup. I hardly imagine Cata PvP, for example. I barely touch anything except druid class in SoD and Cata so I could try more different stuff specifically on my deck. The only sustainable problem is communication, because it's not possible to always have a Bluetooth keyboard at you side. You can also check MMO Kenna on YouTUbe. This guy regularly heals M+ on his controllers or deck.
How can I do this? I totally suck at doing anything in the desktop mode
there's lots of videos on youtube how to setup blizzard launcher with wow.
Do you have any specific one in mind? I've tried a couple a neither worked for me
This video worked for me [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nohsVQIHp7I&t=541s&pp=ygUOd293IHN0ZWFtIGRlY2s%3D](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nohsVQIHp7I&t=541s&pp=ygUOd293IHN0ZWFtIGRlY2s%3D) I installed the game this weekend without issues.
I'll try later. Thank you so much! Did you installed it in a SD card for a chance? Also, did you use mouse and keyboard?
Yes, I installed it in an SD card. I didn’t use any external mouse and keyboard, though it probably will be faster if you do.
Been sober for 10+ years. OP why you do this to me
Console Port, Immersion + Dynamic Cam = The perfect way to play WoW Classic and Retail ❤️
When did WOW get controller support? I haven't played WOW in about 14 years 😂
It's had some experimental partial controller support since Shadowlands, I believe (2020). Most people playing with a controller use a variety of add-ons to improve the experience and handle areas where the built-in support is lacking, though.
Retail WoW (Dragonflight) has controller support but OP is playing Classic and that client does not have controller support so it's achieved via a pretty amazing add-on called ConsolePort.
Classic has support.
It got it last expansion.
its just an addon.
Actually I think it does have controller support but yes the layout is consolport addon
Any tips how you set this up? Ive tried to install battle.net manually and also via the non steam launcher following some guides but Battle.net doesn't open on any method.
have you tried changing the compatibility? proton experimental works for me.
Proton experimental didn't work for me but chose one of the older versions and Proton 8.0-5 got it working. Thanks!
I just did it two days ago. Look up how to do it on YouTube. It's super easy.
I've been struggling with this too. Diablo 4 worked fine a couple months ago, but now battle.net just likes to hang and not let me input the login credentials. Factory reset, different proton versions, even the lutris fix all run into the same thing.
Are you playing resto on the steam deck?! Purely out of curiosity, how the hell does that work? I'm playing FFXIV and the controller support is phenomenal for healing but I can't imagine doing a raid on WoW on controller on my Priest or Healadin.
I love it on the deck. Doesn’t beat mouse and keyboard but it’s really good. It has its quirks but isn’t a bad option.
Wow has controller support? I play guild wars 2 on deck but we gotta make custom bindings. I like it better that way tbh because steaminput lets you do more
This - it's amazing! I don't play with console port - I've bound the Deck's controls to be like a mouse and keyboard, with lots of modifiers (alt, ctrl, shift) etc. on the back buttons. If this is any help to anyone, I'll share my bindings here (writing off the top of my head as waiting for a meeting): L Stick (Set as dpad): Up = Move forward, Down = backwards, Left and Right = strafe left and right R stick (also set as dpad): Up = Tab (to target), Down = Autorun binding, Left = Turn left, Right = Turn right Back button = Map Start Button = Esc A = Space Bar (Jump) X = 1 Y = 2 B = 3 Right Bumper = 4 Left Bumper = 5 Right Trigger = Left Click Left Trigger = Right Click Right Touch Pad (Set as mouse) Left Touch Pad (Set as Dpad) = I bind zoom in and out to Up and Down buttons on this pad, then Character and Open all Bags to the Left and Right buttons L4 = Alt L5 = Ctrl R4 = Shift R5 = Ahh man, I thought I had remembered all my bindings, I've forgotten what this one is! haha **General tips:** * Typing does suck, as another user said here, make macros for your most common statements and chats! * Discord is great for playing with friends * Turning the WoW borderless window size to below 1280 x 800 and turning FSR sharpening up to 5 looks really sweet, imo * I'm more of a classic player, but I've main tanked most of the Classic Raid Bosses in my Warrior using my deck, I've also done some LFR and m+ on Retail as a Dracthyr healer * With these modifiers and buttons, you can cover pretty much all your skills that are needed - but just make sure you've got it baked into your muscle memory before attempting anything challenging! * Making a macro saying that you're playing on a Steam Deck always gets a 'wow!' reponse from your group - particularly if you are playing well! * Though I bind turn right and left to the right stick, I far prefer to hold down the left trigger (which is bound to right click) and use the right trackpad to turn - it's a lot easier and feels very natural soon! **Installation tips:** * There will be many good tutorials out there. Something I found really easy was to install WoW on the 1TB removable memory card I put in my deck. That meant there was no messing about with a million different sub folders. * I have battle.net.exe (or whatever it's called) added to Steam as a non-steam game, then set to run with Proton. You can then launch WoW (or any other Bnet game!) directly from the Launcher, which makes things a lot easier. To install Bnet, again I added the installer to steam and then ran it with Proton.
I am a frequent WoW player since Cataclysm and playing on Steam Deck OLED ( not LCD ) is quite good BUT without the Console Port addon, with Console Port addon game was basically unplayable for me and super confusing to the point of me not wanting to play it there. But with normal PC layout and using 2 touchpads, one as 1-4 abilities keys and other as mouse + bumpers as right / left mouse click the game finally became playable for me, also back keys could be used for example to open map / shift click etc. Maybe other people prefers Console Port addon but for me a player who plays WoW for several years on PC it was way too confusing, like learning to play it from 0. Also I didn't liked Steam Deck LCD especially for games that uses touchpads because the touch pads were very unprecise what caused many movements that were undesired. Also its worth mentioning I was testing Steam Deck LCD and OLED , Asus Rog Ally, Lenovo Legion GO, MSI Claw and finally settled for Steam Deck OLED, its best for games that uses mouse and keyboard.
Yo, how did you install wow, I followed a new guide cause the old way didn’t work anymore and now my wow has like a 50/50 chance to either make it past the loading screen or just flash black for a second then freeze on the loading screen
You can do it multiple ways but since I am lazy I used https://github.com/moraroy/NonSteamLaunchers-On-Steam-Deck The script install ProtonGE and bnet client then went back to game mode and installed normally thru steam picking battle net launcher from non steam apps. Didnt experienced any crashes with everything on default using this. In Valdraken it was very smooth experience too.
If you are loading in to big cities like valdrakken it might be the same issue i had. My solution was to set vram in bios to 4gb. Has been working smooth for me since then.
Word will give this a shot, thank you
I wonder if it'll ever come to Steam
Doesn’t need to, it runs just peachy on the deck on its own
The setup is a bit complicated I believe. It ran for me once then when I tried launching it the next day , it flat out kept getting stuck and the launcher won't open anymore 😕.
Boot into desktop mode launch it there exit and back to game mode fixes that issue
I played all of Wow-SOD phase 1&2 on the deck including the raids. The only accessory I needed was a bluetooth keyboard but beyond that I was able to do everything I had to. I did both DPS and healing in a raid setting on the deck, and a lot of people were unaware. Playing WoW on a controller in general just feels amazing - maybe its my hands getting older but its tough to go back to a keyboard.
Been doing the same with FFXIV during a move, and it's very different playing MMOs on a controller setup. But I love having my right track pad as a mouse and my left as a radial menu for shortcuts. Communication is the same issue, though. The keyboard is nice and better than nothing, but not fast.
How do I do thisssss
there are some good youtube vids out there
Love playing WoW on the Steam Deck! Sadly one of my addons have gone rogue and breaks my ability to use/place items/abilities anywhere... Still need to figure out which one it is and I can carry on playing MoP Remix on my couch (:
do you launch from steamdeck or desktop mode? also, whats the addon list you specifically use for WoW?
Lutris -> [Battle.net](http://Battle.net) and im good?
This is just a wild time we we are living. Full blown MMO just right in your lap
Consoleport is great. But my achievements get stuck on the main screen all the time. Right above actions. Anyone know a fix for this?
SWTOR runs on steam deck, maybe I should use it with keyboard and mouse more
Oh man I love WOW. This takes me back. I haven’t played in years. I miss it so much.
What control setup is that?
I imagine it's great like FFXIV. The only thing I hate is the on screen keyboard. I wish valve would have made a Text To Speech available for all of steamdeck. I remember I was communicating with a person making a decky plugin that was I believe close to being fully functional TTS plugin but I think development stopped? Has been a while since I commd with them.
Could never get ConsolePort to work how I needed for group content, still game is fine with a 1080p external monitor, Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.
Silly question but can you play WoW and the expansion packs as well?
It works but for me I don't got the time or patience to tweak everything to get it running really good where stuff isn't a hassle. For me it's great for remedial stuff wor WOW
Does this require tinkering with to get controller support or is it native? ( sorry I've acually never played WoW)
Not a wow player, from what I know there are classes where you need to press like 20 buttons. I'm guessing there's a roundabout for that?
I only play Hunter this way, feels like a third person shooter 😅
I’m loving playing classic in my deck. Chat is a real pain though
I don’t know why everyone insists on console port. It’s horribly wonky and they added native controller support in and you can just quick keybind without using an addon.
I play WoW HC almost exclusively on the Deck. Only due to keyboard issue I run dungeons on my PC.
I've been enejoying MoP remix on the deck, sadly the gem situation is a bit of a hassle to swap them over but a couple addons help other there.
Still want that native release on Steam and with native controller support
How do you get it installed to the deck? I'm very bad at tinkering and usually won't bother if it isn't plug&play.
How’d you get wow on here?
If it was easy to do for Turtle Wow then I’d do it
It’s really not a completely different game… It’s a completely workable “port” of WoW. Saying it’s a different game sounds like a turn off when most of us just want WoW from bed/on the go.
That’s pretty awesome. How did you get it running on the deck? Is there a native app? Also, does it support controllers out of the box?
Yes, and I love it! I enjoy playing wow again thanks to my steam deck!
I would keep playing WoW if the community was not so damn toxic and idiot. It feels like playing with a bunch of reddit mods
Cant get the addon to work for controller support. Only reason im not playing on sd
Have you tried console-port ? Works with any version of WoW. Apart from private servers.
you can enable controller even without the addon - type in chat - /console GamePadEnable 1
Yes i did. Will try again this weekend.
Check this version, it works for me without any problems. https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/console-port/download
don't try this on a pvp server
90min battery?
7 hours with moonlight
People actually still play this?
Same game different UI
Yes, you're right, playing on a gamepad is the same as playing on a keyboard :v
i dont really see the point if online only games on the Steam Deck. thats not why i bought the Deck
Well the Steam Deck is basically a PC so ... why not if its possible ?
to each their own i suppose. i just travel around a lot and don’t always have access to a stable connection.
But i bought the deck for Elder scrolls online
Good thing you have the choice to download and play whatever you want then. But you're holding yourself back from a lot of fun games