# In a fascinating use of free will, Old School RuneScape player spent 4,304 hours catching 275,196 shrimp and 257,064 anchovies to max out his fishing skill in the worst way possible

> Across the ages, theorists and theologians have wrestled with an irreconcilable question: Is free will an inherent capacity of the human soul, or a misapprehension of things predetermined and divine?

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/in-a-fascinating-use-of-free-will-old-school-runescape-player-spent-4-304-hours-catching-catching-275-196-shrimp-and-257-064-anchovies-to-max-out-his-fishing-skill-in-the-worst-way-possible/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7b6a60c926f74274287af4)
- **Published:** 2026-08-11
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #fishing #skill #free #bosby #player #possible #runescape #school
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