Key Takeaways
- Musk could claim to be the best Diablo 4 player after beating The Pit.
- The Helltides Pit leaderboard may not be reliable, tracking only a small percentage of players.
- Musk’s impressive run time lacks tangible proof of actually being him, casting doubt on his claim.
America’s incoming head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, is about to claim he’s the world’s best Diablo 4 player after reportedly beating one of the game’s hardest dungeons, The Pit, in record time.
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While it hasn’t been updated yet, Musk is expected to top the Helltides Pit leaderboard for his run. Unfortunately for him, the leaderboard is a little bit unreliable.
Musk Set To Top Helltides Pit Leaderboard
Earlier this month, Musk went onto the Joe Rogan podcast, claiming to be in the world’s top 20 Diablo 4 players, as proven by the Helltides Pit leaderboard, before eventually dropping out less than a week later.
The Helltides Pit leaderboard is the closest thing Diablo 4 has to tracking the world’s best players. So, Mr Musk’s claims aren’t completely unfounded. The problem is that the leaderboard is only currently tracking 1,125 players, a mere percentage of those actually playing Blizzard’s action RPG.
According to SteamDB, Diablo 4 peaked at 33,198 players in the last month, with thousands more playing the game at different times. Taking the peak alone, the leaderboard accounts for roughly three percent of the game’s players. It’s safe to assume that, given that it’s only looking at the game’s peak numbers on a single platform, not taking into account how many people are playing on consoles, the Helltides Pit leaderboard represents far less than one percent of Diablo 4’s actual players.
The second problem with the leaderboard is that the numbers aren’t pulled directly from the game. Instead, it relies on players uploading videos of their runs to YouTube or other video-sharing platforms, which are then added to the charts. This has meant that the validity of Musk’s run has been called into further question, as there’s no tangible proof that it’s actually him playing the game during the run.
Make no mistake, the time Musk shared, around 1:52, is very impressive. For context, the current leader ran The Pit in 1:59. It’s just a crying shame that there’s no proof it’s actually him playing it. And the fact it only makes him number one out of 1,125, not the game’s whole player base.
An action RPG from Blizzard, Diablo 4 follows on from Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls, taking place 30 years later. Lilith has returned, and as a Nephalem, you must prevent further destruction.