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It's pretty awesome that the steamdeck is now basically a viable and far less limited alternative to consoles for around the same price as one.
With the exception of fortnite (fuck you, it's fun in no build mode) I do almost all of my gaming for the past few years on my steam deck. The control making and gyro is insanely customizable and the instant suspend/resume is a massive boon to my lifestyle as an adult that often has limited time windows.
Found out about no build mode when I was asked to play recently and the game is, to my surprise, fun without the building.
The people who have mastered building and can create a fort around me in 0.32 seconds are cringe in my book. Not sure how that was ever deemed a fun game mechanic, it's frustrating (to me, someone who only plays with their hands).
Fortnite was originally a different game, in which the build mechanic played a much more important role. The Battle Royale bit was just an add-on that became so popular they dropped the original game.