Elon Musk admits to cheating in Diablo and Path of Exile games

It is now confirmed that Elon Musk ranked high in Diablo and Path of Exile by letting other gamers play for him. He shared this in a conversation with Youtuber, NikoWrex over X DMs. 

Elon Musk recently caused debates across social media after he played Path of Exile 2 on a livestream on X. With thousands of fans and gamers watching him, it didn’t take long for them to notice suspicious activity that was untypical for his level.

First was his high rank, which was already at 97. One can only reach Musk’s rank on PoE by playing for 40 hours straight. Gamers were somewhat confused about how he managed to reach that level with his busy schedule involving Tesla, SpaceX, DOGE, and his social platform, X.

Secondly, Musk also skipped valuable items on the ground because he appeared unfamiliar with the game’s UI.

Following the controversy, NikoWrex went into Musk’s DMs to directly ask him whether it was his intention to “take full credit” for leveling his HC characters. Musk responded that it’s typical for the “top accounts in Diablo or PoE to require multiple people playing the account to win a leveling race.”

He also admitted that “it’s impossible to beat the players in Asia” without letting others play for you.

Musk is unapologetic about cheating in games 

Sharing accounts is an unethical practice and is usually prohibited under the terms of service for online games. The gaming community considers it cheating, especially when a famous personality like Elon Musk portrays himself as one of the greatest gamers of all time.

Furthermore, NikoWrex asked him whether he would “apologize to the PoE community for any misunderstanding that the whole situation might have caused?”

Musk replied in jest, asking what he would be apologizing for and “who are their elected representatives?”

Musk did not back down in defense of his gaming skills. He also said, “No matter how you cut it, a sub-2-minute clear of the hardest level in Diablo is very fast. My run is posted to X. Very few mistakes were made.”

Thanks

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 18, 2025

Musk’s ex-wife Grimes also shared her support for him in an X post. She defended Musk, saying that he was “the first American druid in Diablo to clear the abattoir of zir” and also ranked best at the end of the season.

Musk says AsmonGold must admit he is a ‘living god of video games’

Doubts about Musk’s gaming were also brought up by AsmonGold, a famous YouTuber when he posted a video highlighting the red flags in Musk’s livestreams. Asmon even offered that if Musk proves that he played his PoE account to level 97, he will stream for an entire year on X, bringing his massive audience.

The tech billionaire got back to AsmonGold (in a now-deleted tweet), leaking his DMs, saying AsmonGold is a pretentious “maverick” who needs permission from his boss to stream on X. He said, “He is not his own man.”

Musk also appeared to have removed AsmonGold’s X verification after unfollowing him.

When NikoWrex asked Musk if he would let AsmonGold do a livestream of the SpaceX rocket launch, Musk replied jokingly that AsmonGold first needs to admit that “I am the living God of video games.”

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