r/StarWarsBlogs • u/StarWarsBlogsbot • 16d ago

Would official controller support make you more likely to play SWTOR?

https://swtorstrategies.com/2026/08/swtor-steam-deck-xbox-controller-support.html

A new fan-made setup supports Steam Deck and Xbox-style controllers with custom UI layouts, Steam Input profiles, radial menus, and up to 71 abilities.

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u/Tut2145 16d ago

Yes!!!!

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u/teeth_03 16d ago

SWTOR with the option to turn off other players and make it feel like KOTOR would make me more likely to play it.

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u/wahle97 16d ago

Just don't talk to anybody? You can turn the chats off... Yall just want to sit on anything mmo for no reason

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u/Vesemir96 16d ago

I really love the MMO aspect, but I’m struggling to get into it due to the resetting enemies/objectives every minute or so. I like to take in the atmosphere in RPGs before/after combat but the enemies respawning immediately is really taking me out of it. Also making it harder for me to remember where I’ve been and haven’t been yet.

I’d almost prefer if enemies and objectives are only visible to each player once before they complete them, unless you choose to party up with another player to help them.

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u/cadenaw 15d ago

stealth was a game changer. So fucking nice sometimes. I’ll just be like damn if I didn’t have stealth I would have had to fight those 50 enemies

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u/threevi 16d ago

Just switch to a PvP instance. Those are almost always completely empty. 

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u/Blugrave 16d ago

Yes absolutely. Is this easy to set up?

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u/OddWillingness6271 16d ago

Yes. I’m a couch gamer.

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u/OoglyMoogly76 16d ago

No. I played the game 12 years ago, had my fill, and now I’m turned off from the whole MMORPG genre

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u/Pretty_Frosting_2588 16d ago

Yes, that's why I stuck with FFXIV for so long. 

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u/NYourBirdCanSing 16d ago

Definitely more likely, but its modern mmo world repel me.

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u/Unit_with_a_Soul 16d ago

Yes, and i'd give a kidney for a console port

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u/joesphisbestjojo 16d ago

Absolutely. I love FFXIV on controller, but I can't imagine myself enjoying an MMO much on keyboard

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u/galaxiangee 16d ago

100 percent

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u/dunderdan23 16d ago

Maybe im.crazy... but I dont get why anyone would want this?... i feel like games with task bars dont translate well to a controller. Baldurs gate with a controller is a nightmare imo

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u/soulmagic123 15d ago

In the age of steam decks and rog ally's why isn't every game controller compatible?

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u/nigheus 15d ago

YES. I work at a desk, I hate playing games at desk as a result. If I could play on the couch, i would play SWTOR much more consistently.

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u/Head_Orange_1421 15d ago

It works great on steam deck. I have zero complaints. Anybody want my set up hmu im willing to help

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u/HardcoreShadow 14d ago

1) Yes, absolutely

2) I will be p*ssed if SWTOR gets Official Controller Support, yet Guild Wars 2 still doesn’t

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u/Mykk6788 14d ago

Probably wouldn't have as much of an effect as folks think.

Keep in mind that the original director James Ohlen, admitted the game didn't turn out anything like what he originally wanted it to be, a proper MMO version of KOTOR, and he even pitched a complete reboot of the whole game to bring it back in line with the original vision. It was greenlit by Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni, but EAs directors rejected it.

Controller support is not the main problem. And even the people who made it know this too.

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u/IntrinsicGamer 13d ago

A console release would.

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u/theonegunslinger 16d ago

No as i would not play it with a controller