The linked repository has an installation script and more detailed instructions. You can also watch the installation tutorial video here: youtu.be/GVUVnngY93I
ok this is actually so cool I’m gonna watch the video and possibly try this tomorrow.
Play classic WoW offline on the deck with NPC players
Submitted 4 days ago by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
https://github.com/DadsMmoLab/dads-mmo-lab
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Nima@leminal.space 4 days ago
Quexotic@infosec.pub 3 days ago
And I came here thinking it was World of Warcraft II.
I guess that’s beyond the classic now.
I am now old and sad.
Bubs12@lemmy.cafe 3 days ago
If this sounds appealing to you, there is a game in early access that is also a single player MMO. It’s been sitting on my wishlist for a while but it looks like they just added a free demo so I’m going to jump in soon!
Bubs12@lemmy.cafe 3 days ago
Have they made it playable with a controller or will you need mouse/keyboard?
I definitely have nostalgia for classic WoW but not as much free time to keep up with the MMO lifestyle anymore
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
Everything is playable with controller with Steam Input
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Playable with Deck controls, but that’s probably through a community input profile.
paraphrand@lemmy.world 4 days ago
That doesn’t sound too fun, other people were the point for me.
cobysev@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Other people were the one thing I hated about MMOs. I just want to enjoy a massive fantasy world with no definitive end to it. But people kept being… well… people. Every time I had to deal with others, the immersion was broken. Most people were there to play the game, not appreciate it.
Even on RPG servers, it was hard to find anyone who wanted to explore the world and enjoy the setting. Everyone wanted shortcuts to fly through quests, dungeons, raids, etc. as quickly as they could. They just wanted to level up fast and min/max their stats, weapons, and armor build. People would genuinely get mad at me if I didn’t play a certain way, or understand how a boss fight works, even though it’s my first time in that dungeon. I’d need to do online research before entering a raid or dungeon with a party, and that just ruins the enjoyment of discovering a new challenge.
Even “newbie-friendly” guilds, which claimed to be more immersive and helpful for exploring and leveling, would either require regular engagement with scheduled guild activities to stay a member, or they would be dead, with almost no one online to play with at any given time.
And that’s just allies. If you’re playing a game with PvP, then you had to worry about being ganked out in the open. I could be out soloing a quest and suddenly a player just attacks out of the blue. Now it’s a game of survival and I’m already at a disadvantage. It’s either fight a losing battle or hope to run and hide.
Screw people. I prefer playing solo in MMOs. Just leave me alone to enjoy the game at my own pace.
kogasa@programming.dev 4 days ago
Tried osrs ironman mode? Great experience
Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I dunno, while (most of the time) I liked chatting with people in MMORPGs when it came to quests or raids, it really quickly broke down. It always seemed to end up being a game of “Oh Bob’s gonna be here in fifteen minutes we just gotta wait” or “Fred’s just fucked up his role and now we’re looking at a party wipe”.
IMO as a chat room most MMORPG’s work fine, as a casual hang out with friends they’re fine too. But when you get to “You need 10+ people to do this dungeon” they really stopped being fun.