In Which aabicus Writes Articles

While it’s mainly me who manages the Daily SPUF these days, we can’t forget about the genius who originally came up with the Daily SPUF. The idea was simple. Instead of complaining in various forums and being off-topic, people from the old Steam Powered User Forums could instead write their articles here, whether they were off-topic or not. Thanks to aabicus’s early dedication, lots of people posted articles, and we would probably not be here if aabicus hadn’t worked hard on the site.

Even when I took over as chief editor and webmaster for the Daily SPUF, aabicus has been a rock  of stability, and is always there when you need an article to be written. And blimey, guess so many articles aabicus has written! Over 600 articles, covering a myriad of different topics, not just on video games, but on board games, Call of C’thulhu, game development and more!

Today, in honour of aabicus being aabicus, we’re going to look at some of the best articles aabicus has written for the Daily SPUF.

TFC Medics

One of aabicus’s biggest topics is actually about a prequel of Team Fortress 2. Team Fortress Classic is the spring board that Team Fortress 2 leaped from, and to this day, still holds its own. What intrigued me the most however was how the Team Fortress Classic Medic is so wildly different from the TF2 Medic. In this article, aabicus explains about how important the TFC Medic is, not because of healing, but because TFC Medics are the best flag runners in the game, using the Conc Grenade to fly huge distances.

Overwatch 5v5

One of the biggest changes between Overwatch 1 and Overwatch 2 is how many people there are. Games in Overwatch 2 are 5v5, rather than the 6v6 we had in Overwatch 1. However, at the time, many people were actually quite pissed off about the change. aabicus though stood his ground in agreeing with Blizzard’s 5v5 future. And what aabicus said is actually kinda true, since Overwatch 2 tanks are now stronger and more enjoyable. Except now we have the problem of no one wanting to play as a healer now.

Don’t Trust the Milkman…

Now this one is a lot to unpack. In this article, aabicus goes through not just a review of the game, played on Tabletop Simulator, but he also goes through the adventures that his characters went on. The Call of C’Thulhu is accurate and to the point, and there’s tons of great adventures that his short-lived characters had. However, I suggest you read this one yourself, because it’s got some major plot twists that I wouldn’t want to spoil.

A Trip to Edge of Reality

On top of just writing articles, aabicus occasionally goes outside and touches grass for a bit, doing some investigative journalism. In this article, aabicus actually goes and visits what he thought was where Edge of Reality, the developers of Loadout, were based. Turns out, aabicus was pretty much the first person to actually go and visit, so when he arrived on an empty floor, he sniffed around and discovered that the office had been closed a month ago.

Turns out, it was a bit more complicated at that, but it does amaze me that aabicus made this discovery almost on a whim.

The Drugged Up Magikarp VS the Elite Four

I’ve only recently become a Pokemon fan, but I thought that beating Pokemon Red with a Magikarp alone would be impossible. Turns out, aabicus not only managed to get past the ghosts, but he also made it all the way to the Elite Four. With just a Magikarp. How he did this is pretty simple: firstly, aabicus got himself a University Magikarp to replace his starter Pokemon. This University Magikarp is special because it knows the move Dragon Rage, which allowed aabicus to deal damage to ghost-types. He then slowly began to kill everything using Dragon Rage, which only ever does 40 damage. aabicus did this all the way to the Elite Four using this one single Magikarp.

Then, with all the X-Defense and X-Attack drugs aabicus could find, he took on the Elite Four. Frankly, I am still amazed how far aabicus got with this one special Pokemon. Not only was aabicus using literally the worst Pokemon, but he was using a traded Pokemon, meaning he had to keep Magikarp’s level down, that it didn’t refuse to do things. This whole series is great, but the Elite Four show how much patience aabicus has. Probably too much patience…

Nude Male Mods

The last article I want to mention is the Male Mods article. When it comes to modding games, it’s almost guaranteed that you’ll find some mod make all the females naked and with massive boobs. When it comes to male nudity though, that search is much harder. Thankfully though, aabicus has provided us with five lovely examples. Sure, it’s not as many as the female nude mods, but it’s definitely a small step towards equality for nude mods in general.

Plus, the nude male mods article does get a lot of views…

Anyway, that’s 6 of my favourite articles written by aabicus. But he has done much, much more than that. He has made a massive guide for Druids, aabicus went through all the Doom and Quake games and reviewed them, and was also there when Planetside 2 beat their own world record. aabicus has done so, so much work on the Daily SPUF, and he deserves a round of applause for every one of the 600+ articles aabicus has written.

Thank you, aabicus, for being awesome!