World of Warcraft: The War Within - Will It Play? on the Steam Deck and ROG Ally

[@lokeman8492]

I leveled my warlock to 80 on my steamdeck using consoleport. Just chilling on the couch or the Florida room.

[@jaredconyers]

Yes! My warlock is 75 right now, been switching between my laptop and my steam deck depending on where I'm hanging out.

[@chrisp2588]

@@jaredconyers Thanks for the video. How is it going from Steam Deck to laptop - can you have the Steam Deck version set up for controller but laptop set up for mouse and keyboard or does Blizz host some of your settings server-side and it get a little funky? Same with using controller on the Steam Deck handheld but mouse and keyboard when it is docked?

[@jaredconyers]

@@chrisp2588 I haven't had any issues going from steam dock to laptop to PC. The in game edit mode is a Godsend, I have a different layout I can switch to for each machine. As for keybindings, once you have your bindings in place, just use the console port settings to map each spell to an appropriate button. Then you'll have your set up for controller, but it "should" still keep everything in place when you go back to keyboard.

[@onmyway111]

Hey thanks for this , exactly the vid I was looking for !

[@jaredconyers]

Glad to hear it!

[@weaselowner8530]

Awesome video man! I actually recently got an Ally X with the help of some of your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@raypaynter1725]

If you take the time to tweak the rog and war within (even higher settings then what the default is) you can also get 3 hrs on rog

[@jaredconyers]

Thank you! That's awesome. The Ally X looks like a beast of a machine. I hope you enjoy it!

[@shirokuro73]

Great video! I'm fighting a battle trying to get consoleport to work, it's really frustrating TBH. I get Lua errors all through the configuration pages, the whole thing is a nightmare. I'm keeping at it, I found there's a discord. But what console port really needs is step by step by step walkthroughs.

[@jaredconyers]

Agreed. The first time I tried to get consoleport set up, it was a LONG process. Once you get the hang of it, it's easier down the line (I've done. It a few times now on various devices). But agreed, I wish there was a dedicated guide for it.

[@Raphtor13]

Cool but I'm wondering how ESO (Elder Scrolls Online) will do in comparison. I played WOW for years (BC through Legion) but left for ESO and never looked back. Still playing ESO though I periodically take long breaks...

[@jaredconyers]

I've played ESO here and there, but it's honestly been a while. But I can definitely look into how well it runs in comparison on these devices!

[@flavius6497]

I have been playing WoW since the beta. I have mained a Paladin in every expansion. It is awesome to see the game running on a handheld. I just received my ROG Ally X and am excited to try it out. Great video!

[@Heisenblargh]

Nice dude! Wish I also had one! Sitting in a hotel and have nothing to do 😬

[@jaredconyers]

Thank you! Amazing you've been playing so long and still enjoy it. Ive played, off and on since vanilla WoW, but started maining my warlock back in BC. Playing on the handheld is a new/fun way to play casually and keep things fresh! I hope you enjoy!

[@jaredconyers]

I'm actually in a hotel right now, brought my steam deck LCD on the trip and it definitely has made chilling in the evenings even better!

[@patozf]

You give me good vibes. Good luck with your channel!

[@jaredconyers]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!

[@yeungscs]

Thanks for sharing.

[@jaredconyers]

Thank you for the support!

[@KrohnosOW]

this is so cool, i appreciate this kind of video/review. i'd totally be interested in seeing the performance while utilizing a hotspot. related but unrelated, i take my switch everywhere with me and probably use it most in the drive-thru line at my coffee shop 🤣 this could be the ultimate road trip device!

[@jaredconyers]

I appreciate the comment! And yes, I think this could definitely be an amazing road trip device. I just got back from a trip and took it with me. Didn't try a hotspot, but it worked well on the hotel wifi in the evening!

[@Ar_3141]

Great vid, thanks!

[@jaredconyers]

Thank you!

[@An-ri1iy]

Amazing video! thank you :)

[@jaredconyers]

Thank you very much!

[@jack5611]

Great video brother! Your channel will grow i can see it.

[@jaredconyers]

Thank you! I really appreciate that. Really means a lot.

[@VentusHarpus12]

Here I am wishing I could play WOW... but I cant! but hey keep up the good work! you've earned a sub! I may not be able to play but I can at least watch!

[@jaredconyers]

Thank you! I appreciate the support!

[@bigzaddy5050]

I understand. Rehab is a biatch. How long have you stayed away from WoW?

[@iMehdiT]

Awesome and very informative video; thanks!

[@jaredconyers]

Thank you! Appreciate it.

[@xxsemb]

Knock the Hz down to 45 it will still be great and smooth but save battery. Specially on a game like this.

[@jaredconyers]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@imthrillz5255]

I can’t imagine playing wow without my 1-12 mouse, and id say im a sweaty casual player, not even a top sweaty pro player.

[@2yt4u.14.]

then imagine more

[@jaredconyers]

I think there's definitely options, if you can set up your bindings in a way that you prefer. With consoleport, you have the ten buttons to map to (d-pad, a,b,x,y, and bumpers), plus 10 more mappings each by holding L trigger, R trigger, or both. 40 different key bindings just with a controller really isn't too bad. It's just finding that best set up for you.

[@rubencamps6689]

Played wow also with mmo mouse. But on steamdeck with this add on it really works great.

[@fairycat]

Probably I agree with you but there many actions in mmorpg games when you don't need to enter battle for instance leveling your professions or just discovering the wotld or simple questing... So you can make these ones on this devise😊

[@jonpess1212]

U can plug it to a keyboard and mouse my guy, along with a screen. You just need a docking station

[@flavourfulz8147]

wonder if you set ROG in some balance mode and capped FPS to 60 would improve battery time?

[@jaredconyers]

I hadn't tried it, but since the game isn't too intense on the system, I DEFINITELY think this would help.

[@mikey-dubs]

what are the steps to install this on the steam deck? It's not on steam app to download right?

[@jaredconyers]

Correct, it's not on steam. The easiest/quickest method I've found (if you have Decky Loader installed) is to utilize the NonSteamLaunchers plug in. My most recent video (before this one) gives an overview on that process, may be an option for you.

[@Stoian1992]

What handheld would be better for WoW, Legion GO or Rog ally x ?:) I am kinda torn apart, only because of legion go's big screen.

[@jaredconyers]

So I don't have either of those, so I can't give the most accurate input. I do like my Ally (Z1 extreme version), and the Ally x is supposed to have better battery life. But like you said, the Legion Go's big screen is really appealing (and that's the next handheld that I'm interested in buying later this year).

[@Stoian1992]

@@jaredconyers I got the Ally X today and I am having a blast :) one more question , do you know how to check item stats? I open my char inventory and hover above my gear but I it is not visible :/ I'm not sure if I'm equipping a better gear nor if a weapon is 1h or 2h etc and the stats of it.

[@krbaker89]

Thank you for the video! How do you setup the game and controls to work on steam deck LCD? I would love to do so myself as I really enjoy War Within!!

[@jaredconyers]

So there's a few ways to do this, but I think the easiest way is with the Decky plugin "NonSteamLaunchers" I made a video for this a little over a week ago (before this video) and I show how to get WoW installed, as well as the consoleport add on for controller support. Hope this helps!

[@krbaker89]

@@jaredconyers ah got it thank you so much!! Can you link the videos you made when you have a moment for the plugins and launchers? I don’t have any of those hehe. Super appreciate it!!!

[@jaredconyers]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2TChZSQg6uMjtk - this will be the easiest way to get battlenet installed, and I briefly mention how to get consoleport downloaded and installed kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJ-waJyAbZakirc - another option for installation. I think I also went a little more in depth on setting up consoleport on this one.

[@meynti]

I really love the look of WoW. I will wait untill a device on the market can handle graphic on max, even in raids.

[@jaredconyers]

I love the look of WoW also! As much as I enjoy playing on my handhelds and laptop, there's nothing like playing on my PC with my Ultrawide monitor. It just looks so beautiful!

[@MegaMadDog32]

Wow i didnt know i could play wow on my steam deck. I guess ill give it a go. This looks great for doing dailies and weeklies. Im excited for this. do you know is it possible to have addons on this? id like to have at least plater. blizzard nameplates suck...

[@jaredconyers]

WoW on the steam deck is definitely a new (and fun) experience. And yes, you an do add-ons. The only one I'm using right now is consoleport (for the controller set up), but to my knowledge you should be able to add/install whatever add-ons you want!

[@WarBrokenSP9]

Its a shame you couldnt throw the rog ally x in to this comparison

[@jaredconyers]

@@WarBrokenSP9 I know, I just can't justify the cost right now! And with the recent announcement of the Z2 extreme processors possibly coming in 2025, I think I may hold off for that.

[@TH3WR417H]

How is the game on controller setting with the rog ally. i have on and would love to get back to WoW. I miss it.

[@jaredconyers]

So the hard part is the actual set up, it can be a pain to get ConsolePort actually installed and get your keybinds set up to your liking. BUT once you get that set up, playing on a controller in this setting is honestly great, and I have no complaints!

[@rubencamps6689]

@@jaredconyersIt think that consolepprt is customers friendly and actually very self explanatory. The install of everything ain't not easy but with all those videos on KZbin.

[@jaredwalton3135]

It took me about a month to get used to the gamepad only controls. It's supported natively in game since 9.1. Ive been playing WoW on Steamdeck since 9.2-ish right after the Deck came out. I'm curious how many hotkey's you use with the add on. Looks like a very simplified setup. It's run at a silky smooth 60fps lock (aside from cities) ever since. The only issues I've ever run into are the bombing run style missions and raid healing. I end up using the touch screen alot for the secondary. Simpler classes like melee are so chill to play on the Deck.

[@jaredconyers]

@@rubencamps6689 Yeah, I don't disagree. Installing itself is easy if you're used to utilizing addons (which I think most WoW players are). The hardest part for me was actually getting my keybindings set up in a way that I preferred and that led to smoother playing on my end, but honestly, that's probably more a user preference thing on my end, and nothing negative against consoleport itself.

[@rubencamps6689]

@@jaredconyers yeah completely agreed 😊. For me it took awhile to get used to it. But at the end. Who thought playing wow in your couch would be possible ;).

[@matouskavalik]

Sorry but I can’t imagine to play my resto shaman in raid…

[@jaredconyers]

Yeah, I definitely can imagine some difficulty there. Healing is something I've never done, but I imagine it would be more difficult over tanking or DPS.

[@Stoian1992]

I would like to ask as a Wow player whos strickly wants to continue playing the game but want to switch to a handheld PC (Asus rog ally X) and not sitting in front of my desktop PC. Do you find ranged classes hard to play? I would like to continue with my MM hunter if possible but if I have to I can always turn to my ret paladin. My second question is what are the essentials addons that should be used to setup your controls ? Do the game have integrated controller settings or that comes with an addon? Do you also have some trips and tricks (or sort of) when trying to adjust to using a controller while playing the game? I've heard a lot of players start fresh from lvl 1 to get use to the different setups and not be overwhelmed having to bind all spells that a max lvl char has. Sorry for the long comment and thanks =)

[@jaredconyers]

So first off, I don't think playing a ranged class would be too difficult, it's really just about setting your key bindings in an effective way where you can run through your rotation without issues. I played my Destro Warlock during Dragonflight numerous times with my Steam Deck, quested, ran dungeons, all with no issues. As for the addon, I use ConsolePort for the controller support. Installing is straight forward (just like adding any other addon), setting your key bindings can be tedious, but once again, it's just about finding what works best for you. Outside of this, any other addons you want to use is just personal preference. And unfortunatley, I don't have any "tips" to get comfortable with the controller. It's more about just "doing it". I did start my Guarding Druid from lvl 1, and leveled him up EXCLUSIVELY via my handhelds, but that was more to get used to tanking on a controller, and getting some sort of rotation down. But all of my other characters, I just jump in and get the hang of it.

[@Stoian1992]

@@jaredconyersthanks for the answer :)

[@joshuaknight2019]

I’ve been playing since expansion launched. My frame rate goes through times of extreme stuttering. I’m unsure what is causing it. Any ideas? This is on steam deck

[@jaredconyers]

Is there any specific area (zone) this is happening. So far, I'm still only on the Isle of Dorn. I've only experienced frame rate drops in the city (Dornogal), but I'm curious if maybe other zones/areas could be impacting this for you?

[@t1kt0k_gaming]

Of course it does stupid click bait title

[@brunohanham3119]

The graphics looks like classic lol

[@MaxAnderson-m7u]

love this, i have a guildie who was posting about his steamdeck and wow and now i really want one! are you on twitch or Instagram?

[@jaredconyers]

Thank you! Unfortunately not on twitch or IG (yet), but I have been wanting to start getting into that more as well, so hopefully in the near future.

[@MaxAnderson-m7u]

@@jaredconyers well when you do send out a flare, even when you start a discord. been looking for mobile wow content for a long time!

[@MaxAnderson-m7u]

oh not to comment spam you, but can you do a video no how you get everything setup? also curious how you handle mounting and doing more "in town" things like profs, auctions etc

[@jaredconyers]

@@MaxAnderson-m7u I've done a few videos on different set up methods. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2TChZSQg6uMjtk - This will be the easiest method to get Battlenet/WoW installed, and I show how to get consoleport installed also (but don't really go much into that). kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJ-waJyAbZakirc - This is another way. In this video (around the 8 minute mark) I do a small overview of consoleport, and show some basics of getting keybindings set up. It's really just a matter of getting your bindings set up in a way you like, then that can make it easy not just for attacking, but also mounting, opening your bags, doing professions, and things like that.

[@MaxAnderson-m7u]

@@jaredconyers awesome! keep up the great work! your motivating me to play retail again, i got so burnt out raiding mythic and pushing keys i needed something other than classic to refresh the joy of wow!