Borderlands 3: Troy Baker Refused To Reprise The Role of Rhys Says CEO Of Gearbox 

Borderlands 3 is one of the most awaited games the gaming community is looking forward to this year, though some decisions from the game creators and publishers are showing a negative result. Borderlands 3 showcased its first gameplay trailer in PAX East 2019, fans were more than satisfied with the trailer.

The new part of the critically acclaimed shooter-looter co-op game was finally coming. Troy Baker, the famous voice actor who has given voice to many of the famous video game characters like Joel from The Last of Us and others, was not happy with the developers. Baker has voiced Rhys, one of the protagonists from Tales From Borderlands who was also featured in the trailer. Fans were happy to see Rhys in the trailer and were rejoiced to see their favourite voice actor return.

Although that was not the case, when Troy Baker was at Supanova Melbourne he was asked if he would be returning as Rhys. Troy Baker replied, "I'm sorry to break it to y' all, that isn't me". The fans were not happy with the news, as a result, they started tweeting the developers for an answer. The CEO of Gearbox Software replied to a fan that Troy Baker was given the opportunity to reprise the role of Rhys, but he turned it down. Randy Pitchford continued saying, "Fortunately, with how Rhys appears in the game, I don’t think it actually matters at all. You’ll see for yourself when the game comes out and you may disagree with me on that or not."

You’ll have to ask Troy. I was told by the audio director that he turned it down. Fortunately, with how Rhys appears in the game, I don’t think it actually matters at all. You’ll see for yourself when the game comes out and you may disagree with me on that or not.

— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) April 10, 2019

If you have a look at the tweets from Troy Baker the case seems quite opposite as he seemed quite enthusiastic about reprising the role of Rhys.

Nothing would make me happier. Just say the word, @GearboxOfficial https://t.co/iMPiTicwyb

— Troy Baker @ Supanova! (@TroyBakerVA) March 28, 2019

Sure does look like him, don’t it? 🤞🏻 @GearboxOfficial https://t.co/m0vTGEhLmb

— Troy Baker @ Supanova! (@TroyBakerVA) March 28, 2019

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Fans Reaction On Randy Pitchford's Reply

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Just like us, many of the fans of Borderlands 3 are not satisfied with Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford's reply on Troy Baker and his role as Rhys's voice actor. According to Randy Pitchford and Borderlands 3 game sound director at Gearbox Software, it was Troy Baker who himself turned down the role of Rhys. Having a look at the tweets followed by Troy Bakers response at Supernova event about not voicing Rhys was quite opposite to what Randy Pitchford mentioned in his tweet. Troy Baker seemed rather enthusiastic about the role. Fans reacted to Randy Pitchford's tweet about the same.

One of the fans replied to Randy Pitchford, "It seems like he would've been more than happy to have done the role according to his social media". He continued his tweet saying," I think people should be asking the audio director in this situation rather than Troy himself."

It seems like he would've been more than happy to have done the role according to his social media. I think people should be asking the audio director in this situation rather than Troy himself. pic.twitter.com/1IRPWbIHDE

— Ninja Gentleman (@Ninja_Gentleman) April 10, 2019

The tweet was flooded with fans tweet about the case, even the memes on the case start emerging up.

Troy: Nothing would make me happier than to be Rhys' VA again!Randy: Troy turned the gig downWHAT'S THE TRUTH??? pic.twitter.com/OolftvjYAC

— Lindblut (@lindblut) April 10, 2019

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Fans Backlash at Borderlands 3 For Time Exclusivity with Epic Games Store

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Borderlands 3 has been getting a negative response from its community since the developers revealed that the game's PC version will be an Epic Game Store timed exclusive. Borderlands 3 is slated to release on September 13, 2019, on PC/PS4/ XB1. The game will be released to the steam marketplace after 6 months of the game initial release. This 6 months time exclusivity with Epic Store has received a backlash from the Borderlands community. As a result, the Borderlands game page on Steam was flooded with negative reviews and critics. The case took a bad turn and as a result, Steam had to ignore those reviews and critics completely to avoid a false rating of the game. Steam is the best and most secure PC marketplace for buying games. Meanwhile, Epic Game Store is a simple version of an online game store with no features and claims of Chinese stealing the user data and other info.

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