A new Dungeons & Dragons MMO is on the top of WotC’s wish list, but the company has no idea what that actually means

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There have been a few Dungeons & Dragons MMOs over the years, including the still-updated Dungeons & Dragons Online and the still-updated Neverwinter MMO. While these games aren’t as popular as World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy XIV, they’re still plodding along.

Following the explosion of Baldur’s Gate 3, Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro are working to massively expand the number of D&D video games available to gamers. Speaking to GamesIndustry, president John Hight explained that a new MMORPG based in the fantasy universe might be on the cards.

When asked by the outlet about a new, Hight explained that Wizards of the Coast would “love to have that”, but the company needs to have a project that really stands out in the MMO landscape. Nowadays, new MMOs have at least a defining feature with Dune Awakening being a mixture of classic format and sandbox gameplay, and Lost Ark featuring thrilling action combat.

“I think that we’ll want to rethink what an MMO is in this day and age,” Hight told the outlet. “I think the traditional model that Blizzard—well, even before that, Ultima Online, Everquest—pursued, that could use some updating.”

“We want to make sure that we’ve assembled the talent, we have the backend technology, we have the plans to pursue,” he continued. “But of course, that’s a glimmer in my eye. I want to see that happen.”

It’s no surprise that Hight is thinking this way. After all, while the previous Dungeons & Dragons MMO games have been popular, they’ve never been as popular as the mainstream options of their time. This isn’t helped by the fact that every D&D MMO released has played it very safe.

Alongside a potential MMO, Wizards of the Coast has numerous games in the works based on the fantasy universe. Additionally, another Baldur’s Gate game is coming without help from Larian Studios.

“Baldur’s Gate is an incredible game,” Hight said earlier this year. “And of course, we’re going to do a successor. This is not the successor to that game.”