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I have done unpaid Shout Casting and Voice gigs for companies in the past. I even did an exclusive first ever Battle Royale Tournament which had $50k in cash prizes without pay (Twice). No one should work for free, and this story truly saddens me.

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Apparently the voice actor for Claptrap never got paid for his work (it maybe fell under his responsibilities as a Senior Gearbox employee?). Pretty wild given how central Claptrap was to the game's success. And he isn't returning for #BL3. Sad times. twitter.com/davideddings/s…

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said he offered him the job and he turned it down. Someone is telling stories. :D

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Why didn't Troy Baker get to return as Rhys?

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We're talking about David Eddings and Claptrap.

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Gearbox Too Cheap To Pay Claptrap's Original Voice Actor To Return For Borderlands 3

Gearbox refused to pay former employee David Eddings to come back and be the voice of Claptrap in Borderlands 3 over some pretty shady business.

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I'm confused. This article pretty much sums up the story

was telling ...

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"In this particular case, now that he was no longer an employee, we offered him an industry standard rate, but were not able to reach an agreement"

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This doesn't change the fact that David Eddings wasn't paid for his previous work.

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He was already an employee getting paid.

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You forget that I'm married to an HR Manager. Just because you are an employee doesn't mean the company can expect professional services rendered outside of your job description. I was talking to

about this, this morning, and she has real experience with this.

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There was no “force” - He wanted it (and reveled in it). The issue today is that Mr. Eddings is bitter and disgruntled about having been terminated. He was offered 2x scale, he refused. I don’t want him to do it unless he wants to do it, as motivation affects performance.

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I certainly appreciate you taking the time to reply to this thread. Out of curiosity, was he offered a contract or job description modification which outlined the Voice Over work he performed for previous Borderlands games?

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Please, please, please, please, please... Leave the PR side of crisis management to your PR team. You have a long history of making problems worse, and you're already paying people to fix these problems.

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Interesting. Previously you said he was offered industry standard, but now it's 2x scale?

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You think anyone actually believes you after getting caught so many times lying? hahaha

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Randy, sometimes silence is a valid response.

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You should really stop tweeting. You're fueling discussion fires.

@GearboxOfficial

your PR person should handcuff your account.

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