I think it was initially a "fellow kids" thing where he streamed to be "one of the guys" or "omg he plays video games just like us." At some point elon or one of his PR people thought it would be a good idea to make it seem like elon is good at everything so they bought the acct or payed someone else to play it. Unfortunately you cannot fake being top 10 in the world in any video game without everyone noticing.
Initially it wasnt that unbelievable in D4. at least pre official ladders. d4 is pay to win for gear, and anyone can level to 99 with ease. so he could level to 99, buy all the top gear, and just auto pilot the dungeons. then register the times on an obscure unofficial website most people dont use and register a top 20 time.
but when he claimed he solo piloted a top official ladder d4 char it got silly, then the poe2 hardcore char which clearly he didnt pilot because top gamers have played just about 24-7 since launch and were 2-3 levels behind. he made the lie too obvious.
Hoping PoE2 devs reset his pay to win account while he streaming. Got my popcorn ready for the autistic meltdown
omg plz id love that
This post was edited by thesnipa on Jan 22 2025 02:10pm