Not content material with being the richest man on the earth, Elon Musk says he was also one of the first esports stars, although his story doesn’t seem to check out.
It’s long been known that Elon Musk is a fan of video games, even if he often seems to stretch the truth about his level of expertise. He’s previously streamed footage of himself playing a Diablo 4 character called IWillNvrDie, where he died several times, and apparently he was booed off stage at a Valorant event in 2023.
He was also a background character in Cyberpunk 2077 and offered tips for Elden Ring, but the latest revelation is that he was one of the top Quake players in the world back in the late 90s. Or at least he says he was.
‘At one point I was maybe one of the best Quake players in the world. I actually won money in what I think was one of the first paid esports tournaments in the US, we’re doing four-person Quake tournaments and we came second,’ he told podcaster Lex Fridman.
‘I used to be the second greatest individual on the group, and the perfect individual… we have been truly successful, we might’ve come first however the perfect individual on the group, his pc crashed midway by way of the sport so we got here second. But I bought cash for it and the whole lot. So principally I bought expertise. Albeit, you recognize, no spring rooster lately,’ says Musk.
The precise greatest Quake participant on the earth is undoubtedly Dennis ‘Thresh’ Fong, who has talked about Musk being concerned within the early esports scene earlier than.
‘Elon Musk, he’s often known as an enormous gamer, we used to play on the identical Quake server, virtually day-after-day I’d see him on: Zip2 was his username,’ he stated in an interview with DJWheat a couple of years in the past.
‘He wasn’t superb, however he’s nonetheless an OG – he’s legit when he says he’s a gamer,’ revealed Fong. ‘I noticed him day-after-day on this Quake server and buddy of mine ended up being the CIO [Chief Information Officer] for each one among his corporations.’
Other followers on-line have additionally disputed Musk’s claims however it’s much less clear whether or not they have been round within the 90s or simply assume he’s mendacity.
Given the entire thought of esports didn’t actually exist again then, and definitely no person was protecting any data, its onerous to inform precisely how a lot Musk is overstating his talents.
There weren’t any correct worldwide tournaments in these days, and barely any nationwide ones for the US, so whereas he in all probability did okay in native occasions, particularly as a part of a group, he’s undoubtedly imagining he was higher than he was – each then and now.
Ever since its release in 2023, Musk’s favourite game has seemed to be Diablo 4, which he’s still playing and occasionally tweets about. Although he seems to die a lot, when streaming it, he has made the list on at least one unofficial leaderboard.
Given his involvement in the US election, you’d assume Musk would have less time for video games from now on. But that’s never stopped him before and he’s still likely to continue to talk about gaming in the future.
This article was first published on 21st November 2023.
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