The gaming world has seen plenty of bizarre moments, but Elon Musk’s latest saga in Path of Exile 2 feels like a plot twist from a mystery series. The billionaire, who theoretically runs multiple companies, tweets non-stop, and juggles space projects, has suddenly appeared with Hardcore League characters climbing the leaderboards as if he’s discovered the ultimate gaming exploit.
In just a few days, Musk allegedly reached rank 59 in the Hardcore League, having lost several characters before that, and then climbed back up to rank 21 (09/01 was placed in this position) with a new one. All this while managing his business empire and remaining the most active user on Twitter.
Kekius Maximus made it to rank 59 in the world in Hardcore League of @PathofExile. RIP noble warrior. pic.twitter.com/WxFdZIRC9L
— Harry Bōlz (@elonmusk) January 3, 2025
Musk, the evidence is damning
- When out of mana, he waits over 10 seconds instead of using a mana flask.
- He doesn’t seem to understand that he can only run connected Atlas nodes, despite his characters being at a level that requires hundreds of completed maps.
- He picks up loot by dragging & dropping it into his inventory, seemingly unaware of faster methods.
- He struggles with inventory management and doesn’t understand why he can’t pick up more items.
- He questions why his gear is “low level” because it’s level 65, failing to understand the difference between item level and required level.
- His maps are stored in a stash tab labeled “Elon’s Maps”, which makes no sense if he were truly playing solo.
The cherry on top
- When players whispered his account for trades, the responses appeared in Chinese.
- His trade stash reportedly had tab names in Chinese, suggesting someone else is managing the account.
- His trade listings mysteriously disappeared once the controversy started gaining traction.
- His progression speed is insanely unrealistic, especially for someone supposedly running multiple companies and tweeting 200+ times a day.
So, what’s the verdict?
Either Musk has secretly developed the first-ever Neuralink for gaming…
Or someone else is playing for him.
Take your pick.