Benjamin Burnley, the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Breaking Benjamin, recently dedicated a significant portion of a live concert to discussing his ongoing dispute with another Fallout 4 modder. During a performance in Holmdel, New Jersey, Burnley took approximately five minutes to address the crowd about his activities as an amateur modder for games like Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Burnley's current contention is with a fellow modder over a recently developed Fallout 4 mod that enables a persistent first-person perspective. He expressed dissatisfaction with the other modder's criticism of his work. Footage of this on-stage address was captured by a concertgoer and subsequently shared on Reddit.
"I just made a mod that makes it so that when you’re in first-person, you stay in first-person. You see your body in first-person. You go to your workshop area in first-person, and third-person still works. So, I want you to go and download that fkin’ mod," Burnley stated during his speech. He then elaborated on the conflict, explaining, "There was a modder — so, there’s like a clique, there was a modder in the community that was really mean to me and bullying me and saying, ‘Oh, you mod is sh*t, you don’t know what you’re fkin’ doing, so I'm doing this every fucking night, and blowing his fucking downloads out of the water. Please help me destroy this fkin’ jerk. I’m not even gonna say his name, but he’s a dk, and f**k him."
The venue's screen even displayed the name of Burnley's mod, "True First Person Mod by killemloud," along with his Nexus Mods username. Burnley urged the audience, "Even if you don’t play that game, go download it. It’s on Nexus Mods. And tomorrow, I better see all those downloads going up." He further explained his motivation, stating, "when you post a mod, you’re supposed to be able to grow and learn, and make it better. And right off the bat, this fkin’ ahole was s**tin’ on my mod, and he ain’t lettin’ me update it."
While the unexpected monologue was met with enthusiasm by many gamers in attendance, a few audience members called for Burnley to return to playing music. The five-minute segment has since gained traction on social media.