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==Overview==
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Melissa "War Witch" Bianco is a game designer for [[Cryptic Studios]].


Employed at Cryptic from February 2002 till the mass developer migration to [[NorCal Studios]] in November 2007. Primarily in charge of developing and implement zones and missions in game as well as plotting events and easter eggs. Currently holds the title of Senior Game Designer at the NorCal branch of NCsoft.
== Overview ==


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 Heath Care Sector).
[[File:War Witch Avatar.jpg|right|frame|War Witch's Forum Avatar]]
[[File:Melissa Bianco.jpg|thumb|right]]
[[File:MelissaBianco2.jpg|thumb|right|As seen in her [http://web.archive.org/web/20071014091510/http://www.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=15005 Boomtown interview]]]


Ingame this developer's character has several appearances, in [[Croatoa]] as a trainer, [[Pocket D]] as an [[NPC]], and as [[Melissa|herself]] in the [[Easter Egg]] area of [[Faultline]], the [[Cryptic Lounge]].
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.


== Links ==
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 (Developer)|Positron]], who took on a more "hands-on" role in systems development.
[[Image:Melissa Bianco.jpg|thumb|200px]]
 
*[http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showprofile.php?Cat=0&User=486 Melissa Bianco's profile at the official City of Heroes forums]
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).
*[http://www.igda.org/member/?mid=20053370 IGDA profile]
 
In-game, this developer's character has several appearances, in [[Croatoa]] and [[Pocket D]] as a trainer, and as [[Melissa|herself]] in the [[Easter Egg]] area of [[Faultline]], the [[Cryptic Lounge]].
 
== External Links ==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20120914150446/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/member.php?u=320277 Melissa Bianco's profile at the official City of Heroes forums]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070630065629/http://www.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=14214 Ask a Dev Introduction]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071014091510/http://www.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=15005 Ask a Dev, Part 6]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071221081439/http://www.igda.org/member/?mid=20053370 IGDA profile]
*[http://melissabianco.com/ Melissa Bianco's website]
*[http://melissabianco.com/ Melissa Bianco's website]
*[http://melissabianco.blogspot.com/ "Life As I See It" Blog]
*[https://plus.google.com/102080463032065762850 Melissa Bianco's Google Profile]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20120905033011/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?p=2552473 Announcement of War Witch's promotion]
*[http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/3/feature/3946/New-Lead-Designer-Interview.html/ Interview with MMORPG.com]
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Latest revision as of 05:06, 14 October 2022

This article is about the developer Melissa "War Witch" Bianco. For the signature character War Witch, see War Witch.


Overview

War Witch's Forum Avatar
Melissa Bianco.jpg
As seen in her Boomtown interview

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


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