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Arptastic

Arptastic

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< 01. | Introduction >


Hi, welcome to my progress thread! I'm Arptastic, but people usually just call me Arp.
YouTube: /Arptastic | Twitch: /ArptasticRS | Twitter: @Arptastic

I'm a
10 hitpoint
pure who, for combat skills, solely levelled up
strength
. My goal was to reach
99 strength
while maintaining
10 hitpoints
and keeping all other combat-affecting statistics at level 1, meaning I was unable to train attack, defence, ranged, prayer and magic. I completed my goal on the 4th of August 2015. I am level 35 combat.

Last time I played was back in mid-2008, when I stopped playing due to school. I had a bad habit of making new accounts, and I had actually attempted this before, but only made it to 60 strength before giving up. 7 years later and I'm back, and feel way more motivated. Especially now my attention span has improved past goldfish.

I worked towards and beyond my goal through barbarian rod fishing: catching leaping fish at the spots south of the Barbarian Outpost. Doing this provides substantial
fishing experience
, coupled with steady (trust me, "steady" is being generous)
strength
and
agility experience
. I finished my goal at around
140M fishing experience
.

I also play an alt account, Arptacular, who has no restrictions. ...Skilling all day can get tedious.
@Arptastic
| 99 strength, 10 hitpoints, 35 combat | Totus

18-Jan-2015 18:00:34 - Last edited on 26-May-2018 10:05:31 by Arptastic

Arptastic

Arptastic

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< 03. | Current Statistics >


Notable statistics:
99 strength
(4 Aug 2015) – read a book of knowledge.

99 cooking
(4 Jan 2015) – fermented some wine.

99 woodcutting
(21 Feb 2016) – cut a teak log.

99 fletching
(14 Jan 2016) – attached feathers to a set of mithril darts.

99 fishing
(17 Aug 2014) – caught some anchovies.
200M fishing experience
, rank 6 (2 Feb 2016) – caught a leaping fish.


99 firemaking
(11 May 2016) – incinerated a teak log.

99 herblore
(30 Jul 2016) – mixed a Saradomin brew.

99 agility
(15 Jul 2015) – barbarian rod fishing.

99 farming
(22 Jan 2016) – checked the health of a palm tree.

99 runecrafting
(15 Aug 2016) – crafted some soul runes.

Other statistics:
1 attack, 1 defence, 10 hitpoints, 1 ranged, 1 prayer, 1 magic,
96 crafting, 85 smithing, 89 mining, 80 thieving, 50 slayer, 86 hunter, 70 construction.
1,561 total.
@Arptastic
| 99 strength, 10 hitpoints, 35 combat | Totus

18-Jan-2015 18:00:45 - Last edited on 15-Jan-2017 02:31:08 by Arptastic

Arptastic

Arptastic

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< 04. | Long-term Goals >

//
99 strength
via barbarian fishing [achieved]

//
200M fishing experience
via barbarian fishing [achieved]

//
99 agility
via barbarian fishing [achieved]

//
200m woodcutting experience
via teaks

//
200m firemaking experience
via redwood logs

//
99 mining
via dense runestone mining

//
200m farming experience
via magic, palm and calquat trees
@Arptastic
| 99 strength, 10 hitpoints, 35 combat | Totus

18-Jan-2015 18:00:53 - Last edited on 15-Jan-2017 02:31:20 by Arptastic

Arptastic

Arptastic

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< 05. | Short-term Goals >

//
80M woodcutting experience
via teaks.

//
50M firemaking experience
via redwood logs or Wintertodt (also going for Phoenix).

//
99 thieving
via Pyramid Plunder.

//
50M farming experience
via magic, palm and calquat trees.

//
40M runecrafting experience
via soul runes.

//
99 hunter
via red chinchompas.
@Arptastic
| 99 strength, 10 hitpoints, 35 combat | Totus

18-Jan-2015 18:00:57 - Last edited on 15-Jan-2017 02:31:28 by Arptastic

Arptastic

Arptastic

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< 06. | Past Milestones >


Strength level:

9 > barbarian fishing: 27 July 14.
15 > leaping trout: 27 July 14.
30 > leaping salmon: 28 July 14.
35 > tuna barehanded: 28 July 14.
45 > leaping sturgeon: 29 July 14.
50 > swordfish barehanded: 29 July 14.
76 > sharks barehanded: 28 Aug 14.
92 > half way: 17 Feb 15.
99 > skillcape: 4 Aug 15.

Fishing experience:

99 > skillcape: 17 Aug 14.
32.1M > broke top 25: 1 Oct 14.
35.5M > broke top 20: 14 Oct 14.
40.5M > broke top 15: 30 Oct 14.
51M > broke top 10: 1 Jan 15.
100M > half way: 19 Apr 15.
107.5M > broke top 5: 6 May 15.
200M > finished (rank 6): 2 Feb 15.
@Arptastic
| 99 strength, 10 hitpoints, 35 combat | Totus

18-Jan-2015 18:01:05 - Last edited on 15-Jan-2017 02:31:38 by Arptastic

Arptastic

Arptastic

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< 07. | The Future >


This is a big question, so I'm answering it here instead of in the frequently asked.

I used to be asked lots about what I intended to do once I reached my long-term goals. I'm not the first person to come up with the idea of being a
10 hitpoint
pure; there are plenty others sporting this niche on both oldschool and RuneScape 3. The main goal for this type of account has usually been to raise every combat statistic.

Despite this, I'm looking more to establish the accomplishment and keep my combat level (and therefore, other combat statistics) the same, forever. I've decided to just keep on raising non-combat statistics as high as I can – eventually aiming for level 99 in all of them... and possibly 200M experience, but I'm getting ahead of myself.

In terms of practicality, my end goals were rather pointless. Being combat level 35 with
99 strength
isn't exactly useful. Honestly, being able to wear the skillcape is purely for cosmetic reasons. I've always been fascinated by obby maulers who bear the cape at around 55 combat. Just looked to push the boundaries a little further!

So... was it worth it? ...Yes, definitely.
@Arptastic
| 99 strength, 10 hitpoints, 35 combat | Totus

18-Jan-2015 18:01:10 - Last edited on 15-Jan-2017 02:31:48 by Arptastic

Arptastic

Arptastic

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< 08. | Frequently Asked >


Q > Are you also going to get 99 ranged and magic?
A > Anything past 67 ranged or magic will raise my combat level, so this isn't something that I'm interested in doing. In fact, I'm pretty sure that I'll be leaving these two skills at level 1 since anything less than 99 just looks messy to me.

Q > How did you get your initial strength levels?
A > They were gained through the slow and painful process of using experience lamps and books of knowledge. While I was waiting for these events, I was getting the necessary agility and fishing levels to begin barbarian fishing.

Q > How many hours a day do you play?
A > I used to try to average about 12 hours per day. The most I've ever played in one session was 25 hours, which is when I went from 98 to 99 fishing. Unfortunately now I work full time, I'm only able to average about 6 hours a day.

Q > How much did it cost you to buy all those feathers?
A > About 6.6M GP. The cheapest way to do it is to buy a single pack at a time from Gerrant's store in Port Sarim for 200 GP. Since I had to buy such a large amount, I unfortunately had to do this in bulk which lost me an extra ~2.2M GP.

Q > Do you have a home world?
A > Yes! I try to log on to World 342 as much as possible. Whenever I need to hop worlds (E.G. if I need to woodcut but the world is taken), I'll always try 341 first. But yeah, I've met many of my in-game friends back when I was fishing in 342.
@Arptastic
| 99 strength, 10 hitpoints, 35 combat | Totus

18-Jan-2015 18:01:14 - Last edited on 15-Jan-2017 02:31:54 by Arptastic

Arptastic

Arptastic

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< 09. | Special Thanks >


Now all that goal and achievement mumbo-jumbo's out the way, I'd like to extend my gratitude to a few users I've met along the way who've made my experience brighter:

Rev Lettuce / Butt Lord (come back soon!)
Rebeldude911 (huge thanks for the 5M GP donation!)
No Life Cape
Nhite (can't type your RSN, sorry!)
caprisun86
Murphy Farce (come back soon!)
AlwaysBotted / Slave Ruben
Fireplace

I've definitely missed some out, don't take it personally! I'm bad with names and this is coupled with my generally awful memory. Thanks to everybody who made the grind bearable!
@Arptastic
| 99 strength, 10 hitpoints, 35 combat | Totus

18-Jan-2015 18:01:18 - Last edited on 15-Jan-2017 02:32:01 by Arptastic

Arptastic

Arptastic

Posts: 466 Silver Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
< 10. | Ending Post >


Aaand, I think that's everything! My friends list is always
ON
, so don't hesitate to send a PM over if you have a question or feel like chatting.

I'll update this thread whenever I gain a level or achieve one of my short-term goals – the most notable changes will be applied above, and previous achievements will be archived under "past milestones". I'll keep an eye out for any questions or comments, and will do my best to get back to you quickly if you decide to leave a post.

If you've come this far, thanks for reading! That's it for now, I'll pass it over to you!
@Arptastic
| 99 strength, 10 hitpoints, 35 combat | Totus

18-Jan-2015 18:01:26 - Last edited on 15-Jan-2017 02:32:06 by Arptastic

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