Summary
Reportedly, WWE star Randy Orton paid someone $1,000 to greatly level up hisElden Ringcharacter very quickly. Orton managed toreach an absurdly high level inElden Ringlast year.
Elden Ringwas among the most hotly anticipated video games to drop in 2022, managing to win six of the ten total Game Awards it was nominated for and selling 20 million copies by February of this year. It has been critically acclaimed for its gameplay, worldbuilding, and open-world design. The game has also been noted for its sheer difficulty and learning curve, which divided some fans and triggered a discussion regarding difficulty settings in games.Elden Ringeven managed to garner some notable celebrity fans, withWWE legend Randy Ortonbeing among them.
Orton’s level-up trick was revealed by The Insiderz, a popular Twitch channel hosted by the former WWE tag-team duo of the same name. Its members, Brennan “Mace” Williams and Mansoor Al-Shehail, were apparently paid $1,000 dollars by Orton, who foundElden Ringto be “fking hard.” As part of the job, they had to collect a staggering number of runes, allowing Orton to reach Level 100 early into his save file and power through someElden Ring’s tougher moments. Despite this tactic, Orton still reportedly loves the game, but just “couldn’t deal with that bullsh.”
Orton originally reported having reached Level 527 two months after the release date, but it remains unclear whether he did the rest of the leveling up on his own or just used more of the sheer numbers of runes that had been collected for him. The few comments posted to the short seemed amused for the most part, with one even stating that they’d be willing to accept $1,000 to do the same task. Another user noted thatElden Ring’s level cap is just over 700, meaning Orton could have leveled up even higher if he so chose. This would be doable, consideringElden Ring’s litany of good rune-farming spots.
Randy Orton’s tactic of leveling up so fast might give a few of his fans and fellow gamers some pause. Then again, video games are meant to be fun more than anything, and considering that he wasn’t the only player daunted byElden Ring’s challenging nature, perhaps he was just doing what he could to make it enjoyable for himself.
Elden Ringis available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
