Medic

Medic, also known as Arkay, a former death god of a small pocket universe, is the chief editor and main writer of the Daily SPUF, producing most of this site's articles and also just randomly writing stuff.

Beating Team Rocket Leaders with Great League Pokemon

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New shadow Pokemon - Carvanha, Beldum, Aerodactyl

Whenever the Team Rocket Leaders get new Pokemon, you always get a cool little wave of excitement in nerdier places. The first little wave is discussing what Pokemon the Leaders now have, and whether they can be shiny. After that, discussion moves on to the Leaders’ teams and how to counter them. But once that dust settles, another question is asked. Can these teams be beaten with cheap alternatives and lower CP Pokemon? The answer is normally yes. And it’s doable even with mediocre Pokemon. Turns out, you don’t need much preparation at all. With the current iteration of bosses,… [Continue Reading]

Soloing Orokin Vaults

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Deimos on the Star Chart

Orokin Vaults are an old, old part of Warframe. They’re the only place to get Corrupted Mods, which have both a negative and a positive. However, these vaults aren’t just old, they’re archaic as well. And it was only with the appearance of Deimos that they became far more accessible. What’s more important though is that these Orokin Vaults are easier to solo than ever. You don’t actually need to solo them though. I should probably start by pointing out that Deimos has normal matchmaking. Back when the Orokin Derelect was the home to Lephantis, you needed keys to access… [Continue Reading]

Kinda Wondering What the Point of the Kanto Tour was…

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A bunch of evolved starter Pokemon

So, now that the Kanto Tour is actually over and we’ve moved into the Kanto Celebration… I’m kinda wondering what the point of the Kanto Tour was. We had 12 hours of catching Kanto Pokemon, followed by a week of more Kanto. And that’s on top of all the Kanto-themed events we’ve had over the last few months. Not to mention the Kanto-themed Community Days. It was basically GO Fest but Kanto only. The Kanto Tour was interesting. Just like GO Fest, it was split into various hours, ‘visiting’ various towns and cities from Pokemon Red and Green. Pokemon spawned… [Continue Reading]

The Hectic Kanto Event

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Shiny Ditto from the Kanto Tour special research

The Kanto Tour has come and gone in Pokemon GO and it was… a thing. There were a ton of bonuses, a ton of raids and a LOT of Pokemon to catch. But was it worth the €12 ticket price? And did everything actually work? Well, kinda. So much to do, so little time. We basically had lots of mini events running at the same time. Not only did we have a bunch of special raids, but we had special research and “today tab” research too. There was one mini-quest in the Today tab about battling NPCs, the shiny Ditto… [Continue Reading]

The Best Affinity Farms and XP Grinds in Warframe

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Sanctuary Onslaught, the starting room

Warframe is a game about grinding. Sure, there’s a small part of it that’s about skateboard grinding. But most of this game is about leveling up new gear. Not just the titular Warframes themselves, but guns and pets and swords as well. And amps, Archwings, Necramechs… The list goes on. In fact, there’s over 800 items that can be leveled up! And after a while, you kinda get tired of leveling things up. Luckily, there are some hot spots where you can level things up more quickly. The Obvious: Sedna’s Hydron and Saturn’s Helene There’s very little that can beat… [Continue Reading]

My Weird Obsession with Glitches from a Game I’ve Hardly Played

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Pokemon Go - Tyranitar

I’ve never been particularly good at Pokemon games. In fact, my introduction to Pokemon overall is pretty wonky. Aside from the card game, Pokemon GO and a poorly dubbed anime, I never got into the games. In fact, technically, Pokemon GO is the first Pokemon game I’ve ever played. I’ve played a little bit of Pokemon Shield, but aside from that, Pokemon has kinda been something that’s eluded me. But for some reason, I am kinda obsessed with glitches in the original Pokemon games. Despite having never played them. I’ve never actually played any of the original Pokemon games. Mostly… [Continue Reading]

Thoughts on Necramechs in Normal Missions

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Operators and Necramechs

Orphix Venom was two things. Firstly, it was the first Operation we’ve had in a long time, a continuation of Scarlet Spear. Secondly, it was a test bed for Necramechs in normal missions. And, in all honesty? It actually succeeded. Mostly. I mean, there’s some kinks that need working out. Bashing your head on doorways is fun. All things considered, I’m actually surprised how well Necramechs work in indoor missions. The test runs in Orphix Venom were on three tile sets: Gas City, Corpus Ship and Grineer Galleon. The surprising thing is that Necramechs actually fit quite well. Sure, the… [Continue Reading]

The Difficulties of Decorating a Dry Dock

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Most importantly, you can now customize your Railjack.

I like to think my clan’s dojo looks pretty cool. It’s been a while since I last talked about decorating my dojo, but I’ve done a good job. The place looks awesome, and I’ve decorated most of the rooms now. There’s even a giant statue of a Volt that I built. Many of the rooms are actually partially or completely redone. In fact, aside from the robot room and cosmic garden, most rooms have a facelift and a matching theme. As it stands, there are only a handful of rooms left to decorate. There’s one large room and a couple… [Continue Reading]

I Really Enjoyed the Team Rocket Celebration Event

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New shadow Pokemon - Carvanha, Beldum, Aerodactyl

As you may recall, I love doing Team Rocket battles. It’s so much fun, beating on a grunt and their weirdly overpowered Pokemon. The fact that we can do these fights regularly has been great for pandemic-based playing. And the slower rotation of Team Rocket Leaders means i more easily got the shiny shadows I wanted. However, it wasn’t always quite enough. Four battles a day is alright, but I long for more. The Team Rocket Celebration event kicked battling up too 100, with almost constant battles available. Balloons every 2 hours! That’s right, we got a Team Rocket fight… [Continue Reading]

Ticker’s Star Days Niceness

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Ticker standing in her little shop, selling nice things.

Ticker’s probably one of the best characters in Warframe. How can you not love someone who loves everyone else so much? Unlike most of Fortuna’s dealers, Ticker spends her time trying to buy out other people’s debt, and allows you to do the same. And to celebrate Star Days, Ticker is doing some nice things. Before you ask, Star Days is just an in-universe version of Valentines Day. Except it’s all about loving everyone. Love in all its forms, as Ticker herself would say. It’s a sweet thought, and much nicer than our own commercial holiday. For Star Days, Ticker… [Continue Reading]