Ever heard of Matthew ‘Blitz’ Siegfried? No, we hadn’t either, until he became the first person in the world to max-out his Borderlands 2 character – in less than 2 days!
The dedicated OSU student from Columbus, Ohio, began his mammoth, self-set challenge on September 18th at 00:30, starting at Level 1 with no pre-earned bonuses or equipment. Going it alone, and without intermission, he hit Level 50 on September 19th at 19:45, which took him 43 hours, 15 minutes and 23 seconds of uninterrupted playing time to do.
Blitz isn’t your typical hardcore gamer, though. He is in fact a multi-genre, multi-console speed runner, high-score chaser and tournament player that has notched over 2000 #1 rankings in more than 200 games, including World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, Diablo 3, Portal 2 and Red Dead Redemption. We also found out that he’s an aspiring athlete, and has a cat named ‘Kitty’. N’awww.
Video proof of this young man’s incredible accomplishment can be found on Record Setter. Have you got the skills to do it quicker?
Thanks for the write-up!
And the paranormal ensues. Siegfried pops outta the woodwork!
You’re welcome – well done, good sir 🙂