Elon Musk has spent so many hours playing ‘Diablo 4’ that he’s in the global top 20 | Trending

Elon Musk is many things – the world’s richest man, a tech CEO, a MAGA mouthpiece, some would even say a visionary. Now, he has added another accomplishment to the l – he is also, apparently, a dedicated gamer. Musk recently revealed that he is one of the world’s top 20 ‘Diablo 4’ players. Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, is also a globally-ranked Diablo 4 player.(REUTERS) During a surprise appearance on the Joe Rogan Podcast a day before the US presidential election, Musk revealed that he is one of the top 20 ‘Diablo 4’ players globally – no mean feat, given that it’s a game with a total player base exceeding 6 million. Elon Musk: a gamerThe internet, however, was not ready to take Musk’s word for it and did some digging of its own, only to realise that the Tesla CEO was not exaggerating. A fact-check of the top ranking Diablo 4 players shows Elon Musk is number 19 on the l. According to Forbes, he is also one of only two Americans in the top 20. News of Elon Musk being a globally-ranked Diablo 4 player raised eyebrows on social media as other players spoke of the time it takes to reach this achievement. They wondered how a person running several companies found the time to juggle CEO duties with hours playing a video game. “Elon Musk, who has 11 kids, has played so many hours of Diablo 4 in the last month that he is the 19th-ranked player in the world (as measured time to beat the hardest dungeon, known as Pit 150). Would require dozens or hundreds of hours of grinding,” reads one post on X, the social media platform owned Musk. “I genuinely don’t understand how he does that,” another person added. Some X users even wondered whether Musk had “paid someone to grind his character up.” “There is a very real chance that it’s not legitimate and he paid someone to grind for him. BUT… an even bigger chance that because he doesn’t have an actual job, he can spend his ample free time playing video games all day,” read one such theory. “I suspect he’s hiring ringers to play for him,” another post said. What is Diablo 4?Diablo 4 or Diablo IV is an action role-playing game developed Blizzard Entertainment and released in 2023. It’s the latest iteration in the Diablo series that is known for its dark fantasy setting, fast-paced combat and elaborate storytelling. Set in the world of Sanctuary, Diablo 4 takes players must confront the forces of evil led the demon Lilith, the Daughter of Hatred, during the course of the game. Players must acquire stronger equipment defeating increasingly difficult enemies. The game offers five core classes—Barbarian, Sorcerer, Rogue, Druid, and Necromancer—each with unique abilities. Unlike previous Diablo games, Diablo 4 adopts an open-world structure, allowing players to freely explore five dinct regions.