World of Warcraft Shadowlands on the Steam Deck

[nucleus42]

I'm currently playing World of Warcraft Shadowlands on the Steam deck and It runs very smooth, all without further installations.

First download the Battle.net launcher via browser.

To add a non-Steam game to your library, first launch the Steam client on the Steam Deck desktop and click on the Games option in the top menu. Then select Add a non-Steam game to my library from the drop-down menu. Select the battle.net launcher from the download directory here. default = \home\deck\Downloads

Right click the launcher in the steam library and select under properties compatibility "Proton 7.0-1"

Select and start the launcher in the Steam library.

Enter the account data via Steam keyboard or Bluetooth keyboard.
Steam Overlay Keyboard: STEAM + X

Download WoW via battlenet launcher and start it after download.

Cancel the intro video with ESC: STEAM + control pad left

I could only create a new char with a Bluetooth keyboard because the steam keyboard doesn't work as an overlay in wow and you have to enter a char name.

Once in game you have to enter a chat command via bluetooth keboard to activate the controller functions.

/console GamePadEnable 1

I also installed "ConsolePort" as a wow addon, which makes playing much easier and allows you to chat via the Steam Deck Controller.

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Wonder if Bnets other games will also work on the Deck...

[my new friend]

Make a guide for the Steam Deck.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/guides/
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/editguide/?appid=1675200

[nucleus42]

I was just curious if WoW runs on the steam deck and can be played with the SD controller without any problems.

I no longer play WoW myself and used a Starter Edition account for the test.

In any case, this works very well at a high frame rate. Thanks to ConsolePort, there is also very good controller support.

I'm already on the next test and trying to get XBox Gamepass to work.