Elon Musk, the planet’s richest human, has been caught twisting the truth about how good he is at video games.
He has recently been feuding with the games community over his
achievements in a variety of video games, namely “Diablo IV” and “Path
of Exile 2,” two role-playing games that demand hundreds of hours of
playtime to earn high-level characters and gear. While Musk’s antics to
grab attention don’t interest me, I am fascinated by the psychology of
cheaters, especially for something as low-stakes as video games.
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• 7h ago". . .Musk’s gaming prowess was first called into question when he shared his character for 2022’s “Elden Ring,” a game that requires particular knowledge of its statistics and mechanics to create a functional “build” of a character. Musk’s character build made little sense, reflecting a flawed understanding of the game’s rules. It’s acts like these that make Jobst believe that Musk may just be ignorant of what it takes to be considered “good” at video games.
“It’s
entirely plausible that he just doesn’t really appreciate how much
effort it takes to be really good at something,” he said. “Does he
actually have a good understanding of that, so when he does lie about
how good he is, how much that’s disrespecting the work that actual best
players are putting in?”
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