By wanting to prove that he was one of the best players in the world on Diablo IV et Path of Exile 2Elon Musk especially gave the impression that he pays other players to ensure a bogus performance.
Imagine that you are a child who tries to pretend at recess that he is the best football player and that when it is time to demonstrate your incredible skills, your exaggeration catches the eye of the whole school. This is what happened to Elon Musk – on a larger scale.
The Musk legend collapses
The billionaire owner of X has long tried to pass himself off as some sort of gifted video game geek. After having mentioned the reputedly difficult game Path of Exile 2 on his network, Elon then revealed the nickname of one of his characters who died during a mission, “Kekius_Maximus”. The latter was ranked world number 59 at the time of his defeat with a level 94; a feat which, according to specialists, requires a colossal investment of playing time. To prove that he is indeed the best, Elon then played his best. He hosted a stream on his network with another character named “Percy_Verence” who currently occupies 13th place in the world. What should have been his moment of triumph turned into a fiasco.
Childish boasting
During the public part, the billionaire seems to be in difficulty, while the level of mastery he wishes to demonstrate is very insufficient to reach the level he brags about. On the subreddit dedicated to the game, Internet users will decipher the numerous errors made during the game (Elon in particular does not seem to understand how the inventory or the game map works) as well as blatant inconsistencies, such as the fact that his character has very rare items that no streamer playing full time on this title seems to have.
For the gaming community, the deception is impossible to hide. According to the numerous comments that can be read online, Elon Musk would undoubtedly have paid one or more professional players in order to level up his characters without him having to spend entire days in front of the game. This thesis could have remained in the realm of speculation, but it will be relayed by the streamer accustomed to controversies, Asmongold. The latter asks Elon Musk to prove that he played this game alone and that in exchange for this proof, he will stream on X for a year. Stung, Elon Musk responded in a childish manner by publishing private messages sent to the streamer, then withdrawing his verified status and “unfollowing” him, enough to prove all of these allegations correct.
-Too smart to play chess
This is obviously not the first time that Elon Musk has faced backlash after boasting about his so-called gaming skills. The last public humiliation session dates back to November 2024. Guest on Joe Rogan’s ultra-popular podcast, before moving on to his usual pet peeves of freedom of expression and deregulation of all kinds, Musk was able to place that he was ranked among the 20 best players in the world Diablo IV a game renowned for its extremely difficult ending. Eager to flirt with the male gaming community, which is considered to be an important reservoir of pro-MAGA supporters, Musk also insisted on the fact that video games improved his cognitive abilities while “cleansing his brain” thanks to hyperconcentration. … A speech meant to please geeks.
While Rogan absolutely does not question the alleged exploits of his guest, Internet users will quickly express doubts about this twentieth place in the ranking. As the media specifies Rolling Stonethe ranking put forward by Musk comes from an unofficial list maintained independently by the site Helltides.com and not by the company Activision Blizzard which owns the game. This ranking actually compiled the best times to complete a level at the end of particular part and not the best players in the world among the 3 million active monthly players of the game.
In 2022, Musk had already tried to pass himself off as an expert player in Elden Ringa dark fantasy role-playing game known to be particularly difficult. The billionaire then shared the characteristics and inventory of his “powerful mage” character, hoping to garner praise. Alas, the players especially destroyed Elon’s strategic choices, deemed worthy of a common beginner despite a reputedly solid level, which further raised doubts as to a possible outsourcing of the grind (the action which consists of raising a character in level). The same year, Musk also judged that chess was “too simple a game” for him, to which American chess champion Hikaru Nakamura soberly responded: “I literally don’t give a damn.” »
