There's controller support now, which helps some things, but is cumbersome in its own right. I don't if multiplayer has improved though—I haven't hosted a two-player game, I've just joined them. Splitting the party and moving characters around is maybe slightly better with the controller, combat is basically the same. You still have to manually "listen" to conversations your friend starts, and you'll still miss out on "roleplaying" (for mechanical benefits lols) if you aren't close enough to them.
