{"id":70339,"date":"2020-06-23T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/?p=70339"},"modified":"2024-05-31T00:39:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T04:39:51","slug":"how-to-play-world-of-warcraft-with-a-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.online-tech-tips.com\/how-to-play-world-of-warcraft-with-a-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Play World of Warcraft With a Controller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Still quite possibly the most popular M<\/strong>assive M<\/strong>ultiplayer O<\/strong>nline R<\/strong>ole P<\/strong>laying G<\/strong>ame (MMORPG) in the world, World of Warcraft (WoW) is coming up on its eighth expansion. Though WoW continues to make strides in storytelling, combat, and class identity, after fifteen years it still remains content in its archaic approach to how the game is played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike newer, more modern MMORPGs which have seen fit to add a gamepad option, World of Warcraft has remained stubbornly traditional in its keyboard and mouse interface. This comes as no real surprise seeing as the game is tailored toward the use of PC peripherals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, opting for the comfort of a couch-bound session may be preferable at times to the back pain incurred putting hours into a game from behind a desk. Thankfully, ConsolePort is here to assist you with playing World of Warcraft with a controller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Play World of Warcraft With a Controller<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ConsolePort is a World of Warcraft add-on that supports PlayStation DualShock4 (DS4), Xbox 360 and Xbox One, as well as Steam controllers. It\u2019s an add-on that doesn\u2019t have the official support of the WoW development team over at Activision-Blizzard, but works just like any other add-on available to the WoW community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The setup is surprisingly simple and doesn\u2019t require much more than the ConsolePort add-on, one of the aforementioned controller options, WoWMapper, and the World of Warcraft game itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting Up a Controller For Use With World of Warcraft<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Connecting the gamepad of your choice will be the first step. Both the Xbox and Steam controllers connect to a PC easily as they can be connected by either dongle (Xbox) or Bluetooth (Steam). The DS4 will require an additional download in the form of DS4Windows<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steam Controller Setup<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In order to use the Steam controller with ConsolePort it will require that you configure either your Steam desktop or overlay profiles.You\u2019ll also need to download the ConsolePort Original add-on<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Once the add-on has been downloaded, place the .vdf file into your Steam folder. It should look something like C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\controller_base\\templates<\/strong>.<\/li>
  2. After being placed, launch or restart your Steam client.<\/li>
  3. With Steam launched, navigate to Settings > Controller > Desktop Configuration > Browse Configs > Templates<\/strong>.<\/li>
  4. Search for and select ConsolePort Official from the list.<\/li>
  5. Head back into Settings > In-Game <\/strong>and uncheck Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game<\/strong> to avoid conflicting keybinds.<\/li>
  6. Exit Settings and now your desktop profile is configured for ConsolePort.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Another way to enable the Steam controller for ConsolePort is through the overlay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Add the WoW client, either WoW-64.exe or WoW.exe, to the Steam client as a non-steam game.