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So you mean the controller on the Steam Deck does not compare to a keyboard and mouse? And don't want to play with a controller? Why do you play it on the Steam Deck then? If not, you can still attach a keyboard to the Steam Deck. I really don't understand your critique here.
I don't understand what you're getting at. I don't mind controllers, but in my opinion the controls for BG3 on the Deck aren't great; I mentioned the Deck because that's what I used, I have no idea how it is with other controllers. I played it on the Deck because I own one, I own a copy of BG3, and I like playing on the go? But it wasn't great so I moved to the PC.
I didn't issue any critique, I just asked a question because I wanted to see if anyone had info, no need to go all fanboy.
I just ask what you were actually comparing to. If you say the controls on Deck are not great compared to PC, than you do actually just compare the gamepad controls versus keyboard right?
What the hell?! Why fanboy now, I just asked for clarification.
Yeah I mean I though it was implied that I played it with a keyboard on the PC, what kind of comparison would it be, the Steam Deck is itself a big controller
You implied nothing. "Big" PCs can use controllers and Steam Deck has touchpads, touchscreen, and you can connect keyboard and mouse because a Steam Deck is a PC.
No, it could have been anything. In example the Steam Deck is a Linux system and something with the games support for controls could have been broken on the device, while on your Windows PC with a Xbox or Playstation controller it could still work fine. Or you meant an external controller plugged into Steam Deck Dock to play on TV. How could I know all of this without asking?
But your actually point seems to be that the game controls on this game are not well optimized in your opinion, compared to the keyboard controls. So this is not really an issue with the Steam Deck itself, but with the type of controls of this game. In example you can plug in keyboard, and it would work like on your PC. Meaning its not a Steam Deck issue.
This is important to clarify, because others might make decisions based on yours statement.
I play with a controller or the Deck controls all the time, and I actually prefer the controller UI to the M&K UI; once I got used to the way everything was laid out, and how to manipulate the wheels, it just felt like a better experience to me. To answer your original question, there are no functions or information missing from the controller UI, nor is any of it particularly difficult to get to in normal play... you just have to get used to where everything is.
They are radically different UIs though, and I wouldn't expect everyone to like them both. If you give the controller UI a solid try and it doesn't click for you, it's definitely okay.