According to one of Elon Musk’s gaming friends, the controversy surrounding Musk’s use of boosted characters in Diablo IV And Path of Exile 2 is a big misunderstanding. In a DM exchange on X, Musk told streamer NikoWrex that he actually paid people to play video games for him. According to Musk, everyone at the highest level does it, so it’s okay.
Just as he was about to sit to President Donald Trump’s right, the world’s richest man was harassing people online about video games. Earlier this year, Musk livestreamed his Path of Exile 2 character on X. It was weird.
According to top players with extensive knowledge of the game, Musk I didn’t seem to know what he was doing. And his account contained telltale signs of a guy who paid to have someone else level him. Players denounced him, and Musk began publicly fighting the allegations. At one point, Grimes, the mother of three of his children, even consulted X to defend Musk’s gaming honor.
Two days ago, NikoWrex posted a video on YouTube that he said clarified everything. Musk will not answer questions from The Wall Street Journal about his gaming habits, but he will apparently respond to a DM from a gaming buddy on X. With Musk’s permission, NikoWrex published the transcript of a conversation he had with the billionaire on ‘had asked about the controversy.
“Have you leveled up (did anyone ask someone else to play on your accounts) and/or purchased gear/resources for PoE 2 and Diablo 4? » asked NikoWrex.
Musk responded with a “100%” emoji. “But when I post a video of a game or I stream, it’s 100% me,” Musk clarified. “It’s impossible to beat Asian players if you don’t do it like them!” »
Musk presents himself as a master of the game, it’s a big part of his personality and personal brand. The use of boosted characters in games like Diablo And PoE2 This is not uncommon, but it is controversial. Getting a character to max level can be a grueling task that takes hundreds of hours, and players have long wondered how Musk was able to raise his characters to such a high level while hanging out with Trump and running multiple companies.
NikoWrex asked if Musk intended to take credit for buffing a character to the max. “No,” Musk replied. “I never claimed that. The best Diablo or PoE accounts require multiple people to play on the account to win the leveling race.
Musk admits the central argument of the gaming community’s criticism of him: he doesn’t improve accounts himself. It’s weird. He could have, if he wanted, diffused much of the drama by stating it clearly up front. Instead, he chose beef with prominent gaming streamers like Asmongold when they called him out.
NikoWrex asked about the fight with Asmongold. Musk unfollowed the streamer on X, withdrew his blue check and leaked his DMs without his permission. He seemed to imply that Asmongold was not his own person because he worked with publishers.
“Asmongold seemed to need permission from others to stream on X, which suggests he is not in control of his own destiny,” Musk told NikoWrex. Musk then touted several of his accomplishments in Diablo 4, even checking the name of the one Grimes said he witnessed firsthand.
At the end of the conversation, Musk said he would consider allowing Asmongold to broadcast a SpaceX launch. “But he has to admit that I am a living video game god. 🤣🤣.
A few days after this conversation, the self-proclaimed “living god of video games” would appear Sieg Heil during the celebration of Trump’s inauguration. Twice. While biting his lip.