Old School Runescape player catches 1 million of the same sub-par fish over at least 2,500 hours to achieve inner peace, or something
Human beings are so freaking weird, in the best possible way—particularly when it comes to games like Old School Runescape. We're capable of finding tasks that seem both impossible and pointless, then seeing them through because, as monkfish maniac AvengedKalas says, «it wasn't a matter of if but a matter of when.»
As spotted by GamesRadar, AvengedKalas has collected 1 million monkfish, a task they began at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic circa 2020. They estimate this took somewhere between 2,500 and 4,500 hours—which is proof that time has absolutely zero bearing on their behaviour, considering the discrepancy. 2,000 hours is a mere drop in the ocean to them, lost as easily as you or I might lose our phone charger.
AvengedKalas filled their time attending Zoom classes, watching stuff on streaming services, playing on their main character, or gaming on their Switch. «I'd estimate between two and three hours a day.» When asked what gave them the idea, they cryptically remark: «An inside joke that got out of control.»
Not only is the sense of scale absurd, but the choice of fish is baffling too. As TheDubuGuy points out, monkfish are not only slower to collect than karambwans, they heal less when you eat them as well. The humble monkfish heals 16 hit points while the karambwan heals 18, and the karambwan can be 'combo eaten' with other food or potions. The only actualreason they give is «personal preference and stubbornness,» which is a response I both respect and fear in equal measure.
I'm still trying to wrap my brain around this. For context, I've played just over 3,500 hours of Final Fantasy 14 over the years—crying at the main scenario quest, doing dungeons, levelling up my jobs, delving into dungeons,
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