It's the same thing.

[u/shadowmeldop]

[u/Dkteaux]

Elon was pretending to be top 7 player in a brand new competitive game.

I don’t buy gold but I disagree with you. Buying gold will save you time and will buy you a few pieces in a 20 year old game that’s been done time and time again.

[u/e-kul → u/Dkteaux]

What? Paying for someone to level you and gear you will also "save you time". Both are paying real money for an in-game service.

[u/douknowhouare → u/e-kul]

The reason people were mad at Elon wasn't that he was boosting, it was that he was lying about being a top 10 in the world god gamer and using his boosted account as some kind of bonafides. Gold buying is cancer, but Joe Shmoe the Dad Gamer who buys enough gold for consumes so he can raid with his boys after a 50 hour work week is not lying to millions of people about how much of god gamer he is. OP just chose to use Elon as a comparison because he knew it would trigger the most amount of people lol

[u/Jonaldys → u/douknowhouare]

We really don't need to be so reductive. People were definitely mad for both reasons.

[u/lloydscocktalisman → u/douknowhouare]

Joe schmoe dad gamer buying gold is the reason everything is so inflated and THUS the reason everyone buys gold. So yea, he is the problem. Just thought you should know.

[u/douknowhouare → u/lloydscocktalisman]

I didn't say it wasn't a problem, and that's not even what we're talking about. We're talking about the difference between Elon boosting and gold buying.

[u/slugsred → u/douknowhouare]

"mad" is a bit of an overstatment, but I laugh at both groups. Equally pathetic.

[u/Aromatic_Extension93 → u/e-kul]

You can buy gold in POE as well buddy. If that was a same thing we wouldnt be making a big deal out of someone playing elons account

[u/shadowmeldop → u/Aromatic_Extension93]

Especially now that POE2 added "gold" as a currency.

[u/TacoTaconoMi → u/e-kul]

we all know the true gamers are the ones that 100 parse on herb gathering