I går kunne vi rapportere at stemmeskuespilleren bak Claptrap, David Eddings, ikke vender tilbake. Det skyldes at han tidligere har portrettert karakteren gratis fordi han var VP hos Gearbox i en periode, men at han nå ble betraktet som for dyr av Gearbox.
Dette har Geabox CEO Randy Pitchford svart på igjen. Via to beskjeder på Twitter avskriver Pitchford disse anklagene, og han beskylder samtidig Eddings for å være bitter. Visstnok tilbød de ham dobbelt så mye som han har krav på igjennom hans fagforening.
"Mr. Eddings was paid very handsomely during his employment. After his employment he was made a relatively generous offer to reprise the role. Unfortunately, he turned that opportunity down. He was offered 2x scale - twice union rates. He refused the offer."
"He wanted it [the role] 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."
Det må sies at Randy Pitchford rotes inn i mange kontroversielle saker, som kun blir verre når han uttaler seg via blant annet Twitter.