What I Sacrificed To Get 99 Fishing In Runescape

i spent two full months of my life fishing in osrs. this video stands as testament to that. i regret nothing.
thanks to settled, j1mmy, and retrorad for letting me STEAL small clips from their videos to simulate a wartime flashback.
also yes i did just watch challengers and yes it did influence the score of this video.

[@jackmoore325]

the algorithm fed me this video and I couldn't have been more pleased. Great video man, gz on the cape

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!!

[@LeFrankeh]

Watching this while barb fishing. Almost lv92! GZ on your 99. I hope you'll continue making OSRS video. 99 agility next?

[@zaqstoner]

you're in the final stretch! don't give up!! and i'm think something easy like runecrafting

[@FEARBUNNY]

literally doing barb fishing right now

[@person4402]

Lol. I remember aiming for 99 fishing in OSRS during the first few months of release. No one had 99 fishing, yet, but I was around #7-8 in the skill on the hiscores. Most of us were about half way to 99 and then I threw in the towel and quit the game for a while. I did eventually achieve 99 a few years later and I have no idea how I managed to grind that out for hundreds of hours! That sounds crazy to me now. Good vid.

[@zaqstoner]

incredible! it is definitely crazy

[@reanimatedlenin]

mad respect comrade- i went on this same journey during lockdown when i was very depressed. Still proud of my 99 fishing and i see it as proof that even at my lowest struggling to manage ADHD and poor mental health I can still accomplish cool things. Big love

[@zaqstoner]

hell yeah!! setting goals and achieving them!!

[@resalemaniac682]

I need to read this ♡ xoxo

[@vamp1851]

the algorithm fed me the rare cool video nice. Grats on Fishing Cape man! hope to see some more vids from ya I enjoyed this.

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!!

[@calvinengle2020]

​@@zaqstonerdid you look into drift net fishing? No tick manipulation and over 100k a hour hunter and over 80k a hour fishing the only difference is you have to click each school of fish but you don't need to drop them so it's kind of the same....

[@zaqstoner]

@@calvinengle2020 i didn't try it because my hunter isnt high enough yet hahah!

[@codycigar]

Grats dude, always feels great completing a goal. I'm getting 99 mining on my iron tomorrow. Slow grind, but feels rewarding.

[@zaqstoner]

thanks mate! hope by the time you read this you’ve got that 99!! gz gz

[@thedarkspy2]

GZ beast. I did 92-99 almost solely at Tempoross, as I felt way more motivated knowing I would be making some money (+ log slots and pet chance) in the process.

[@zaqstoner]

yeah i wish i fished anglers or something so that at least i made some cash, but sooooo slow. tempoross was fun but not afk enough for me to fish at work so couldn’t do it as my main skiller

[@icedo1013]

Magnificently done man. If you want a little bit of a spook since you've got the perspective, I've got a buddy who was after the heron pet and decided to go fish anglerfish as soon as he hit lvl 82 (an activity worth about 13k xp/hr) and grinded them all the way to 99. I think he was there for three months while he let it go in the background. If you want an extra spook, he's doing the same thing for Runecraft as we speak, although he's at least getting about double what he got from fishing.

[@zaqstoner]

thank you! and that’s v spooky. i am also doing runecrafting unfortunately- but i need to do lunar diplomacy and taste of hope/sotf so im grinding out those levels so i can lock in for a few months hahah

[@tylerryann23]

youre actually funny AF. Great vid! GZ on 99.

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!

[@thejohnnypwnage]

GZ dude! this sums up the reason i got my first cape too. i remember the day fondly.

[@zaqstoner]

thank you! a day that shall live on in infamy

[@darcyunderscorejohn]

Dope video man, its hard to explain that runescape patience to people, im 2130 total on my ironman and will hopefully max this year, your video embodies that self-appointed goalpost perfectly :) wear the cape with pride my dude.

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!! best of luck on your max, that's an amazing feat!!

[@yawnii96]

bro. absolutely felt this video. as someone who also struggles with finishing goals i deeply relate. I recently started the 99 mining grind, it's painfully slow and boring. Gz on 99 fishing, looking forward to future uploads!

[@zaqstoner]

thank you! and i just had to get to level 40 mining and i wanted to weep - i can't imagine going to 99! you're braver and stronger than me

[@icedo1013]

If you're going for mining xp, I'd suggest making stops at either/both of the Daeyalt essence mine (provided you've done SotF) or the blessed shard mine in cam todal, maybe as a break from the grind of sorts. The former will give you a few stackable rune essences every tick that you redeem through an NPC and are worth 1.5x xp per essence when crafting runes, which helps with RC down the line, and the latter stockpiles blessed bone shards which are huge prayer xp at the libation bowl. Neither are particularly good mining xp by themselves admittedly, but training/prepping two or more skills at once really hits the spot in my brain that tells me I'm being productive. Especially with the Daeyalt, seeing 100k xp/hr in runecraft feels like a divine event lol.

[@yawnii96]

@@zaqstonerjust wanted to report back and let you know I just finished mining. 77-99 since I posted the original comment. I hope you’re still grinding and have more videos in the works, cheers!

[@zaqstoner]

hell yeah brother!!!! gz gz gz @@@@@@ etc etc - so stoked to hear you crushed it. i am still grinding, too! currently just balancing out all of my skills so that im better equipped to hit some more grinds!

[@Couscous77]

Random rant: I tried Palia but the young male kid NPCs flirting at me was beyond weird as an almost 30 year old straight guy. I just couldn't play it anymore after that but i kind of enjoyed it. Felt so wrong to have a game sexualizing what to me seems like kids even if they’re npcs. I guess it’s a kids game, but if it is they should really say so.

[@camscurrent]

Great video, loved the editing! Watched this while afking crafting haha

[@zaqstoner]

hahah amazing! im grinding out construction now which is the furthest thing from afk

[@zero380kyle]

This video had no business going this hard. Good work!

[@zaqstoner]

thank you !

[@abk129]

the algorithm just sniped me with this video a week after I posted an article on my medium about my journey to 99 Runecraft! we seem to have had pretty similar experiences here, gzzz on the cape!

[@zaqstoner]

runecrafting means you're really hardcore!! would love to read about your experience

[@KetoKings]

You are going to be a big KZbinr. This is great stuff

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!

[@Idaparasite]

The timing of this video is so spot on. I noticed playing runescape helps me detox from dopamine.

[@zaqstoner]

hahah same it’s just the perfect amount of monotony

[@Idaparasite]

@@zaqstoner really helps me appreciate the effort put into the little details

[@AlphaEliteUK]

Well done! The keychain is an awesome way to remember it

[@zaqstoner]

thank you! and yes i figured the keychain may very well outlast runescape

[@louisselstad2285]

lol sitting down and grinding this out in one go is absolutely mental. Gz on the cape dude

[@zaqstoner]

ty ty ty!!

[@SweetPeteInTheBackSeat]

so I just got 99s in everything in RS3 a few days ago. and it did take years, it was via my old 2010 account. but so many of the skills let you afk them to 99 or at least bank stuff. im happy for you and hope you can always look back on this for inspiration. I think I've been convinced not to trick myself into chasing most osrs 99s by this, so thanks sorta

[@zaqstoner]

gz!! and yes don’t do it (i say as i grind cooking)

[@andrewmarr4387]

Sometimes the algorithm brings you something epic. Loved this vid, GZ on the fishing cape!

[@zaqstoner]

thank you for watching and thank you for you for the gz!!

[@jonahdowns5786]

I was also at J1mmy's house party! That's what inspired me to get 99 construction.

[@zaqstoner]

amazing! i want to get 99 construction one day when i can afford it hahah

[@quelchx]

I just got back into OSRS 3 weeks ago. Sitting at 86 fishing while I grind the 99 at barbarian outpost.

[@zaqstoner]

you can do it i believe in you

[@raymondsykes2954]

As a long term player I can tell you there's only a few skills that are that long. Maybe about 3 or 4. The rest are average grinds between 50-150hours depending the method. Your main issue with most is funding them. You can save time by spending more money but fishing. Wc agility they all can't be paid for. So they typically take the longest to get to 99

[@zaqstoner]

hahah yeah i committed to the plan of getting 99 fishing before i learned that it's one of the longest grinds... so it was a tough first 99 but it felt like the perfect one to test my commitment to a goal!

[@aggoserinn]

Great video mate feel the pain. Hard earned cape.

[@zaqstoner]

ty ty ty

[@marisasob]

I saw this on my feed and wasn't disappointed. Great job bro. New sub here

[@robertstubbs5385]

Gzgzgzgzgz!!!! I really like the lesson behind it as well. Perhaps I'll do it, because I've been thinking about making my first 99 a hard one

[@zaqstoner]

do it do it do it !!!

[@kushylife1531]

Another fellow 99 fisher with no Heron :)

[@zaqstoner]

i was so hopeful that i'd get it for the video... the rng gods were not on my side

[@henlofrens]

Gz on your 99! The first is always the sweetest, glad that you documented it for yourself. My first was woodcutting! -Someone 250k agility xp off max ;)

[@zaqstoner]

you're so close!! and thank you - it feels so good to finally have one!!

[@666hakuna666]

graz on the 99. the skills that i hate are Agility all lvls, Runecraft until lvl 77 and mining until 92. atleast you can nextflix and chill with fishing.

[@zaqstoner]

thank you - and yes it was very chill even if it was boring at times... and fortunately i got to level 77 agility from barb fishing haha!

[@Jasmine69420]

I achieved my 1st 99 (thieving) in 2016 when I was homeless. Lotta people told me to stop playing and focus fully on other things like looking for work and an apartment, but those 2 things are nearly impossible to get accepted for when you're early in a gender transition. Finally hitting that 99 made me feel like I could accomplish anything and it gave me the motivation I needed to wade through that sea of shit.

[@zaqstoner]

that’s so rad!! really cool that you got it done!

[@humpah]

As a dude who just started playing like 3 months ago, and am focusing fishing as my first cape, this video is perfect lmao

[@zaqstoner]

you can doooo it

[@user-pi6xe5gl1i]

Big congrats man, you set your self a goal and saw it through; builds character.

[@zaqstoner]

thank you! character building was the REAL goal hahah

[@GailitisPrintmaking]

Congrats on the 99!

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!

[@WeSkillNow]

You did a great job on this man

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!

[@WinRG3]

Algorithm served me right. Nice video, keep it up!

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!

[@Wolfizen]

Whats the song playing when you are showing the epic fishing content? The scene where you drop the fish from your inv. Thanks, and great entertaining vid :)

[@zaqstoner]

hello i did not mean to delay i just have to open the project to figure out the song and ive been too lazy to do that haha. i know its from the epidemic sound library - ill pull it up later if i remember and get you the track name

[@Wolfizen]

@@zaqstoner ok ty!

[@sowenia9725]

I care. You commited so much time. So much nerve. So much patience. You sacrificed your sanity. Respect.

[@zaqstoner]

thank you so so much

[@link0109]

Can you imagine people who got 99 rune crafting in f2p

[@zaqstoner]

absolute psychopaths

[@caseybrooks17]

GZZZ on the fish cape! We care keep going!

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!!

[@AnticipatedHedgehog]

One step closer to maxing.. enjoy the grind.

[@zaqstoner]

wise old man says i only have 800 hours to go!

[@gregpayne3770]

J1mmy's House Party was awesome. Love numbers go up machine.

[@zaqstoner]

me too! can’t wait for more numbers to go up

[@CPSteveMiller]

I've been afk'ing this while driving cross country. One click drop enabled. I'm only level 86 currently. I was going to stop at 91 for the diary and just boost.. Had to stop in and click on this video. This grind is sooooo long at 40 to 45k exp an hour 😭 I use my mobile hotspot so every few hours I get the break of just losing service and staying off for awhile until it reboots.

[@zaqstoner]

the grind is so so long but its so peaceful - i love fishing on mobile. now that ive done construction i have a newfound appreciation for the peace of an afk-able skill hahah. i believe in you!!

[@CPSteveMiller]

@@zaqstoner Construction is on the list. Gotta get rich first 🤣

[@whippycream1]

Dude, you're so lucky to get the angler outfit under drop rate. Could've been 100+ games of fishing trawler!

[@N1korasu]

Right It took me ~250 runs to get the set

[@whippycream1]

Dude for really? Dang, that's awful. I was like only ~130 I think.

[@zaqstoner]

yes i was really lucky! i think i would've quit if it took more than 100 plays

[@whippycream1]

@@zaqstoner It's literally soul draining content. But also one of the places you'll find people being talkative and social!

[@N1korasu]

@@whippycream1 yeah I have terrible luck when it comes to osrs rng

[@iGraphi]

I played this game from roughly 2004 to 2020. One day (during a long, monotonous grind) I asked myself "wtf am I doing"? Logged out, sold my account and GP, and haven't looked back. It's kinda crazy the hours we will put into something so boring for a cape/online achievement that basically means nothing. Still love RS content, great video!

[@zaqstoner]

yeah i understand that 100% - i guess if it's enjoyable/fun then it's worthwhile but when it stops being fun then it's important to walk away! i think that's a super healthy outlook! thanks for watchin!!

[@onehandedgorilla881]

I love the video man! good shit and good commentary. From a fellow OSRS to another good shit!

[@zaqstoner]

thank you, thank you!!

[@MrTheog1989]

I'm the audience and I'm not a bot or a zealot. That's a big gzz man!

[@zaqstoner]

hahah that's exactly what a bot would say!!! thank you thank you!!

[@ggrffn]

Just got this video today. I fucking love Runescape and I fucking love fishing.

[@zaqstoner]

same and SAME

[@valeriekautz436]

Love this! Gzz on sticking with it

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!!

[@Pyreforge]

Hell yea brother, gggzzzzz!

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!!

[@radfatherascal]

What lvls str and agility did you end on after 99 at barb fishing. Ive been chugging along at otto's to 91 for diary but only just reached 87

[@zaqstoner]

i got to 72 agility and strength from fishing hahah

[@drdjv1]

Gz bud 🎉

[@zaqstoner]

tyty 🫡

[@unreale2695]

Did you ever think about trying tick manip to get close to 2x experience?

[@zaqstoner]

i actually put in the fine print of the video that i REFUSE hahaha - i just do a lot of skilling while at work so i dont mind a more afk method, even if it’s slower

[@unreale2695]

@@zaqstoner Yeah no worries personally i love the flow of tick manip methods but its not for everyone! Glad you managed to find joy in skilling!

[@marisasob]

What the fuck, didn't expect seeing myself in this video 🤣 what a mindfuck. I'm the guy with the brown gracefull praying at the coin stack. Thanks for including me? 😂😂😂

[@zaqstoner]

HA! you're right next to me then!

[@marisasob]

@@zaqstoner this is hilarious 😂

[@zaqstoner]

@marisasob this is your big break 🤣

[@Forsandg]

Cant wait till ur maxed!!

[@zaqstoner]

hahah see you in twelve years !

[@ThomHemenway]

Love the sass. Great vid. I want to see another 99!

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!!

[@marshallteague5222]

just got my fishing cape the other week has been a long grind lost my spark for a bit so i just angler fished for days, weeks, months.

[@zaqstoner]

yeah i definitely need to do something more engaging before i get back into a grind like this ha! gz on the cape tho!

[@chad0x]

You look wicked in that cape!

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!

[@ArcherPerezz]

Amazing video - no joke! Loving it! More 99 series!

[@zaqstoner]

ty ty !! i'll definitely be making more videos like this one!

[@weezyman305]

gzz on 99 fishing! looking forward to more vids

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!!

[@hmoadhajali]

GZ brother.

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!!

[@hmoadhajali]

@@zaqstoner you’re most welcome. 🤗

[@Chaoticom2]

Gratz on 99 fishing it was my first 99 on rs2. I know the feeling

[@zaqstoner]

ty ty - it feels gooooood

[@nindschaYT]

Congratz!

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!!

[@brentsteven4944]

literally barb fishing while watching

[@LouTwoShoes]

Ayy, grats on the cape! 🎣

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!!

[@xXBrightXx]

I watched this drunk af and i was laughing for no fucking reason you are fucking funnny as fuck hahahaha love this subscriber forever. Also still drunk and drunks always tell the fucking truth haha

[@zaqstoner]

this is the best comment i’ve ever gotten in my life

[@aceofashot]

It can be monotonous, but there are multiple ways to train a skill

[@zaqstoner]

hahah i need to take a break from fishing but when i circle back i'm gonna catch anglers and hope for the heron !!

[@crazysnill]

Good shit, fishing is my first 99 too!

[@zaqstoner]

hell yeah!

[@gavinmoss1603]

this video was so good, i’m gonna go get my last 3 mining levels 😎

[@zaqstoner]

hell yeah!!!

[@illustrukarma]

gz brother

[@zaqstoner]

ty ty

[@lrnr466]

gzz dude, keep on the grind. next you have to do runecrafting

[@zaqstoner]

ty ty! great idea - then ill get agility immediately after that!

[@woef]

@@zaqstoner excited for the next video in 10 years!

[@Sambojuice_]

Nice and made Zero money lol.... Should have just afk'd Anglers

[@zaqstoner]

i think that's what i'm going to do now until i get the heron hahah

[@Sambojuice_]

@@zaqstoner Atta boy

[@blakeallenmills]

​@@Sambojuice_ 🤢🤮

[@Know_The_Truth1]

Cooking cape is by far the easiest 99 especially with making wine.

[@zaqstoner]

that’s why i’m thinking it should be next!

[@Stewkers]

gz on the cape~! I still have yet to max anything xD

[@zaqstoner]

ty - and you can do it i believe in you

[@snowgibson1856]

"The highest exp rates in the game at max level and highest efficiency is 51k/h" Me: Sitting at Tempoross getting 70k exp/h and having fun Hmm.. I see.

[@zaqstoner]

i tried my damnedest to get more that 51k/hour at barbs OR at temp and i couldn’t get more at either i think it’s rigged

[@Ventraeus]

Gzzz on 99 Fishing!!

[@zaqstoner]

ty ty!

[@xyptt]

This earns a sub. Gz mate! I'm still fishing sharks at 22k/hr

[@zaqstoner]

god speed!!

[@sharkn8do958]

Out of curiosity, where did you get 51k xp/hr from? Is this the F2P rate?

[@zaqstoner]

that was the hourly xp i was making at level 98 barb fishing in full angler!

[@sharkn8do958]

@@zaqstoner damn! That's way lower than the wiki says! It might need to get updated!

[@zaqstoner]

@@sharkn8do958 i KNOW i was like "damn the wiki says i should be getting way more XP" but for the life of me i could NOT get more hahah

[@randomd286]

@@zaqstoner The wiki xp rate assumes you are just timing the fishing not time going to the spot or anything. Also did you try 3-tick? Once you get it down it isn't too much effort and doubles barb rates. With max gear you should get around 90k/h from temp

[@MimicGaming]

GZ bro

[@zaqstoner]

tyty

[@viralillie]

i care!! i care!! gz on the cape!!

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!

[@vincemudo]

gz bud

[@zaqstoner]

ty ty

[@progamer24680]

i got 99 fishing on osrs. i have to say that otto's grotto still gives me ptsd whenever i see its name pop up.

[@zaqstoner]

it's our vietnam

[@progamer24680]

@@zaqstoner worst part I did it without any angler gear and did it pure barbarian fishing style

[@zaqstoner]

@progamer24680 i read online somewhere that the time it takes to get the angler gear is actually less efficient than fishing without the bonus the whole time hahah

[@milllkkkk]

@@zaqstoner It really only matters when you go for 200m. If you don't the bonus xp doesn't make up for time spent getting the outfit.

[@tofu_kim]

Gz ❤

[@zaqstoner]

ty ty!!

[@motagrota]

I lost my sanity trying to reach 90 agility. It was worth it.

[@zaqstoner]

luckily i got to 72 agility from barb fishing haha!

[@qaz012345678]

Was this mostly side monitor content for you? Because drift net fishing is really good.

[@zaqstoner]

yes 100% - it was kinda nice cuz i could do it in the background while i worked

[@OmeletUSAF]

How did youtube know I was 98 fishing and about to finish?

[@zaqstoner]

YOU CAN DO IT

[@sambuzz8494]

Loved this 😂

[@zaqstoner]

ty ty ty !!

[@cloud67899]

All I did was fish monkfish for 2 months in the summer from it's required lvl, smoked a lot of blunts

[@zaqstoner]

hahah that’s the true old school way to do it

[@jadiellima8922]

Is there a J1mmy fabric somewhere?

[@zaqstoner]

a what

[@puffcap_]

I care @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ still have yet to hit my first 99. Im up to mid 90s on some skills, but its cool to see you go all the way!

[@zaqstoner]

ty ty ty - you've gotta hit a 99 in something it feels AMAZING

[@kristapss]

watching this while doing solo tempeross 🙃

[@zaqstoner]

godspeed 🫡

[@TheHunter867]

This video was great.

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!

[@ripztubig4457]

Gz bro. Subbed

[@zaqstoner]

thank you!

[@gothboi4ever]

This was great.

[@zaqstoner]

you're great

[@DasRadtke]

I care that you completed this feat

[@zaqstoner]

thank you dasradtke

[@howardsz1502]

1 In 12 chance for a glorious outfit

[@MobyDew]

GG. Ask me about 99 Mining with a rune pickaxe

[@zaqstoner]

ty. and that sounds bruuuuuutal

[@Queenperky]

Im currently working on getting 99 fishing and heron pet on my 4 accounts. Fishing is my favorite skill

[@EXDACY]

You are a mad man

[@zaqstoner]

amazing!! im gonna try and get the heron too

[@madhatter524]

i gotta sub to see what other 99s you get!

[@zaqstoner]

should i get runecrafting next

[@madhatter524]

@@zaqstoner Hell yea! would be a fun one to watch

[@zaqstoner]

@@madhatter524 i'll add it to my list of video ideas !!