It seems as though Bill Roper isn’t that bad-off after all. Roper, former CEO of Flagship Studios, which is falling from existence, has found a new job with Cryptic Studios as Design Director for the new DC Comics MMO, Champions Online.

The mind behind the criticized Hellgate: London, which will close in January, also worked on Diablo and Starcraft during his time at Blizzard. Instead of heading up something new, Roper will now take RPG elements and apply them to the massively multiplayer game allowing you to "totally customize" your superhero.

Cryptic CEO John Needham said of the hiring, "Bill brings a ton of creative energy to the Cryptic office and we’re thrilled to have him join our team. His years of gaming and online experience are huge assets to all of our projects, and Bill will assist us in furthering our studio’s vision to create innovative, exciting MMO gameplay."

Cryptic is hoping that Roper can return to the success that he experienced with Blizzard, helping publish effective MMOs rather than continuing his more recent ways at Flagship.