12,486
edits
Changes
ADVERTISEMENT
From Diablo Wiki
m
no edit summary
[[Image:Bill-roper1.jpg|thumb|150px|Bill Roper]]
'''Bill Roper''' worked at [[BlizzardEntertainment]] and [[Blizzard North]] for a decade, working on a multitude of titles before leaving in early 2003. He was a producer, designer, and did extensive voice work on titles including Warcraft, WarCraft II, StarCraft, [[Diablo II]], Warcraft III, and various expansion packs. In addition to production work behind the scenes, Bill was probably the best-known Blizzard employee, thanks to his extensive PR work. He was interviewed thousands of times and was the chief spokesperson during most of Blizzard's publicity efforts.
==Background==Bill was a producer, designer, and did extensive voice work on titles including [[WarCraft I]], [[WarCraft II]], [[StarCraft]], [[Diablo II]], [[Warcraft III]], and various expansion packs. In addition to production work behind the scenes, Bill was probably the best-known Blizzard employee, thanks to his extensive PR work. He was interviewed thousands of times and was the chief spokesperson during most of Blizzard's publicity efforts. After leaving Blizzard, Bill and numerous other ex-Blizzard North employees co-founded [[Flagship Studios]], where they produced [[Hellgate: London ]] and [[Mythos]]. After Flagship closed down, Bill joined [[Cryptic Studios]], where he became one of the producers of [[Champions Online]]. Bill gave a short run-down of his career in a November 2008 interview.[http://www.warcry.com/news/view/87384-Champions-Online-Meet-Bill-Roper]
::'''Q: How long have you worked in gaming, and what did you do before Champions Online?'''
::I’m looking forward not only to bringing what I’ve learned from the numerous successes I’ve worked on to Cryptic and Champions Online, but also what I learned from the failures.
{{Game navbox|blizz_p}}