Elon Mask, Video Game King? Well, probably not.

At first glance, this claim seems unlikely. Eron Musk states that he is the world's most wealthy person, the highest executive officer of several companies, a major advisor to President Trump, but also a world -class video game player. 。

This is a claim that Musk has been repeated for many years. He has an account on a dedicated social media platform X who posts highlights of gameplay. He has been streaming with the world -class competitive video game player on a platform such as Twitch. He has also carved his name on a global leader board of a specific game.

But last week, the gamer's community that he had been trying to make a good impression for a long time was hostile to him. The beginning was a live stream by Mr. Musk, who played the popular action role -playing game “Path of EXILE 2” known for its difficulties. Despite his account showing that he had acquired one of the highest level of the game, his game play seemed to be an amateur.

Internet detectives created YouTube videos, participated in Reddit threads, analyzed his game play, and exposed the mistakes that beginners committed. Other gamers point out that Mr. Musk's Path of EXILE account was active in the time when Musk himself could not play, such as when he was attending Trump's inauguration ceremony on Monday morning. did. Mr. Musk's account status indicates that Mr. Musk is logged in to the game and is in the “map”, that is, while Mr. Musk is sitting behind Mr. Trump, someone in the account plays the game. It means that you may have been playing (although not certain). 。

“How are you there?” A one of the distributors asked a question in the Rotanda of the Diet, where Mr. Trump's oath ceremony is being held, looking at the game and Musk's split screen. “How about now in the sulfur cave now?”

Thousands of gamers accused X “boosted” Musk's account, that is, paid upgrade on the third -party website, or hired a person who played in Musk's account. It was the courage to be stolen in the game.

Whether you launch a rocket or kill a digital goatuman, this billionaire touching something rarely gets a consequences other than controversy. However, for Musk, “hardcore gamer” is an important part of the identity he is trying to project, and is a nerd in a car king, a space pioneer, and a continuous technical entrepreneur.

He has made any efforts to show that he has highly valued video game culture, despite being one of the most powerful Trump administration. And the excellent game skills should be praised by Musk's very online and very male fans.

“I really want people to respect themselves,” says Rod Breslau, a video game analyst and consultant for many years. “He is good at video games so that all fans, all technology events, his technology, gamers, and all the people in the AI ​​world can be calm.”

Musk has been promoting to increase the name recognition in the game world for many years. According to Walter Izakson's billionaire's biography, Musk debuted in 2020 and demanded a major advertised advertised video game series Cyber ​​Punk 2077. (Musk's ex -lover Claire Bouche, a former lover of Musk, is doing music activities as Glimes, and still dating.) Three children played the game character. )

He streams and distributes Diablo 4, a shady monster extermination series that broke his sales record during the release. He praised the huge hit roll playing game “Elden Ring” and called “the most beautiful art you have ever seen” in the post to X.

But the hardcore gamer is skeptical. In 2022, Musk posted a photo of the Eldenring character's “Build” and frowned in the game community. Build is a variety of equipment that the player can use to customize the character. The fans of the game were called “garbage build”, and were composed of a series of meaningless equipment selections made by anyone who did not know how to play the game.

Musk talked about his game in November interviews with famous pod caster Joe Logan. Mr. Musk quoted an unofficial leader board, which indicates that he is ranked 20th in the world of Diablo 4 players worldwide.

The gamers were wondering why that was possible. It seems that the time required to acquire some of the items and abilities obtained by Mr. Musk's game character (estimated 10 hours a day) did not fit the schedule of Musk's trip or event.

Musk counterattacks a negative person (partially deleted) in a post about X and attacked some critics on his game ability.

But a week ago, he acknowledged the game -based YouTube personality Nicholas Hayes that he had certainly increased his account.

In a message shared in a YouTube video, Musk answered in 100 % emoticons when he asked if he would boost a billionaire.

“Otherwise, it would be impossible to beat Asian players,” Musk said in a message. Later, he reposted the video to his X feed. I didn't respond to the comment request.

In an interview with the New York Times, Haze said he was not surprised by the exposure. He has played “Diablo” with Mr. Musk in the past, and the billionaire has obtained his own character equipment, or a gift was given by another player. I remembered the moment I was hinted.

“In other words, it's an Iron mask,” said Hayes. “If you play with him, you will probably give him a lot.”

Nevertheless, Musk defended his game aptitude and said in a message to Hayes that the boost was common among Diablo elite players. And two of his children's mother came to his defense.

“For my personal pride, my child's father was the first American druid monk who wiped out Jill's meat processing plants in Diablo, and that the season was the best in the United States. I want it, “he wrote in X. One of the difficult dungeon maps of the game. “I observed these things with my own eyes.”

In cooperation with Musk at Musk's company, Sibon Giris, also known as the mother of three children, posted a video of Musk playing Diablo last week. In a reply, she talked about her memories of her 17 -hour games on Christmas day in 2023.

“He took a break for family meals and Christmas gifts, but he was so excited that he couldn't sleep. He was a 17 -hour AOZ push work on that day. She spent both, “she wrote about the challenge in Diablo. “I was very happy to see him enjoying it!”

Boost violates the Diablo IV and Path of EXILE 2 terms. However, the third -party upgrade market is strong, and players can choose from a large number of websites to upgrade their accounts, but most of them require thousands of dollars.

The public relations representative of Brizzard, the publisher of “Diablo”, refrained from commenting. Grinding Gear Games, the publisher of Path of EXILE, did not respond to the comments.

Musk, including Dennis von, one of the first professional e -sports players, among Path of EXILE players, who have been knowing that Musk is an enthusiastic gamer. Some people were disappointed to know that they were paying to strengthen their accounts.

In an interview, Fon said in the same Stanford University server in the 1990s that he was playing the video game “Quake”. (Musk was not a student.) “He was decent,” said Fon. Musk used a screen name Zip2, the name of the recently launched company. “Not one of the best things in the world.”

Last year, when Musk boasts Diablo's gameplay with X X and Logan's podcast, Fon said he wanted to believe it was true. Diablo is generally thought to be a simple game with not many competitive scenes. However, looking at the Path of EXILE gameplay, Fan said, “It was clear that I had no idea what was going on.”

When he saw Musk, he reminded him of his teens. “In that sense, he's a true gamer,” said Breslau.