War Witch (Developer)
This article is about the developer Melissa "War Witch" Bianco. For the signature character War Witch, see War Witch.
Overview
Melissa Constance "War Witch" Bianco was a game designer for Paragon Studios. She held the title of Lead Designer from 2010 until the 2012 shutdown.
Melissa was employed at Cryptic Studios from February 2002 until the intellectual property buyout by NCSoft in November 2007. She was primarily in charge of developing and implementing zones and missions into the game as well as plotting events and easter eggs. She was promoted into the role of Lead Designer in January 2010, taking over for Positron, who took on a more "hands-on" role in systems development.
Educated at Ohlone College and Capilano College, previously employed by Extra Personalities (a company in the motion picture and film industry), and Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission (a Government Agency in the Health Care Sector).
In-game, this developer's character has several appearances, in Croatoa and Pocket D as a trainer, and as herself in the Easter Egg area of Faultline, the Cryptic Lounge.
External Links
- Melissa Bianco's profile at the official City of Heroes forums
- Ask a Dev Introduction
- Ask a Dev, Part 6
- IGDA profile
- Melissa Bianco's website
- Melissa Bianco's Google Profile
- Announcement of War Witch's promotion
- Interview with MMORPG.com