In a live stream early this morning, Elon Musk was found by netizens to exhibit signs of potential cheating while playing “Path of Exile 2.” Many of his actions and comments during the stream appeared overly unfamiliar and inappropriate, leading viewers to suspect that Musk may have hired a boosting team to help level up his game character.
(Background recap: Musk’s X has been renamed back to Elon Musk; related meme coins Kekius Maximus and PEPE have plummeted.)
(Additional context: Musk becomes the new godfather of PEPE; the renaming of X and changing of profile picture sparked a surge in PEPE and Kekius Maximus meme coins. Has he lost interest in Dogecoin?)
It is well known that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is not only a technological genius but also a prominent entrepreneur with numerous companies. However, did you know that Musk is also a super gaming enthusiast? He often live streams his gaming sessions during his downtime, playing a variety of well-known games including “Elden Ring,” “Overwatch,” “Cyberpunk 2077,” “Diablo IV,” and “Path of Exile” among others.
Some may question, “With Musk’s busy schedule, does he really have time to play games?” According to Musk himself, he plays games via his own developed Starlink service while on airplanes.
Recently, the well-known classic game “Path of Exile” released its sequel “Path of Exile 2” after a ten-year hiatus, attracting numerous new and returning players. As a gaming enthusiast, Musk naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity.
Netizens suspect Musk’s “Path of Exile 2” account may be boosted
However, early this morning, while Musk was live streaming “Path of Exile 2” on X Stream, netizens discovered what appeared to be signs of cheating. Gaming YouTuber Quin69TV released a video today pointing out Musk’s irregular behaviors during the stream, suggesting he might be cheating. In response, PTT user hh123yaya summarized Quin69TV’s concerns as follows:
1. There is a page in the inventory called “Elon’s map,” which looks like it is specifically organized for him to farm maps and exchange stones.
2. He did not clear his inventory before farming.
3. He hasn’t equipped a filter.
4. He ignored chaos orbs on the ground (possibly because he is too wealthy to care).
5. Odd terminology (“4 things”).
6. He pointed to his impressive gear while commenting in a strangely negative manner about how poor it is (only looking at the gear’s level requirement instead of its modifiers, lmao).
hh123yaya pointed out that from Musk’s gameplay, it seems he has a certain level of gaming foundation, but given his current progress, it is unlikely that he would exhibit such obvious inappropriate actions and comments. Additionally, Musk is playing in the “hardcore” mode where dying means losing the character. Therefore, hh123yaya believes “someone might be helping Musk with his gameplay.”
Moreover, an unnamed gaming expert told Dongqu that:
Musk mentioned during the live stream, “99% of characters played in hardcore mode get deleted,” seemingly emphasizing his skills. However, based on his gameplay, I believe many people are assisting him in playing hardcore mode, while Musk is playing among a select few characters.
Additionally, some netizens expressed, “Path of Exile 2 is a very time-consuming game; Musk probably doesn’t have that much time,” and “If he is serious about gaming, he should be cautious, as this could distract him from work.”
Musk’s “Path of Exile” character name becomes a meme in the cryptocurrency circle
On another note, on December 31 of last year, Musk suddenly changed his X platform profile picture to one resembling a PEPE frog and renamed himself Kekius Maximus. This caused a significant surge in related meme coins, with the Ethereum-based meme coin KEKIUS’s market value even skyrocketing to $390 million at one point. However, as soon as Musk reverted his name back to Elon Musk, the associated meme trend also declined.
As for the identity of Kekius Maximus, according to Musk’s posts on X, it is actually the name of his new character in the hardcore mode of “Path of Exile.”
How to speculate on Musk’s next “name change” meme coin?
With Musk having set a precedent for name changes, how can we speculate on the next “name change” meme coin? Based on Musk’s recent frequent play of “Path of Exile 2,” he mentioned during today’s live stream that he wants to rank in the TOP 10 of the hardcore leaderboard.
According to an unnamed gaming expert’s speculation, this indicates that the characters beyond the TOP 10 on the leaderboard may have been leveled up by Musk’s boosting team. Therefore, we might be able to filter these character names to identify potential candidates that Musk might choose and rename.
