Asmongold Issues Challenge to Elon Musk

Summary

• Asmongold challenged Elon Musk to prove his Path of Exile 2 level 97 achievement, offering a year of Twitter streaming in exchange for verifiable evidence.
• Musk's expulsion from Path of Exile 2 due to rapid actions fueled speculation about macro or bot usage, questioning his gaming prowess.
• Musk has yet to respond to Asmongold's challenge.

Popular Twitch streamer Asmongold publicly questioned Elon Musk's claim of reaching level 97 in Path of Exile 2, a feat requiring significant skill and playtime. Asmongold proposed a unique wager: a year of concurrent streaming on both Twitch and Twitter if Musk could provide irrefutable proof of his accomplishment. This bold challenge stems from Musk's recent ban from Path of Exile 2 for exceeding the game's action-per-second limit, leading to accusations of macro or bot use. While Musk attributed his ban to the game's anti-cheat system misinterpreting his exceptional skill, the incident sparked debate about the authenticity of his gaming achievements. Asmongold suggested that Musk's actions might be driven by ego, proposing that honesty would garner more respect than inflated claims.

Asmongold's Challenge: A Potential Boost for Twitter Streaming

Musk's response to Asmongold's challenge remains pending; however, accepting it presents a significant opportunity to promote Twitter's nascent streaming ambitions. Asmongold's massive Twitch following (over 3 million subscribers) could significantly increase Twitter's viewership if he were to stream there. This aligns with Musk's previously announced plans for Twitter's revenue-sharing model, which includes features like ad revenue, tipping, and paid subscriptions for content creators.

It's noteworthy that this isn't Asmongold's first public interaction with Musk. In November 2024, Asmongold publicly supported Musk's lawsuit against companies allegedly boycotting Twitter.