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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
nerf .
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Examples
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It's not just "nerfs" - Improving item/class A causes an implicit devaluation of items/classes B-Z.
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Corrections to class balance, more commonly called "nerfs", are a deeply emotional thing.
MMOz 2009
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Beyond the monster engine package, you also get the same Maxxis/Douglas tire wheel combo, the Wave brake rotors, full nerfs, performance exhaust, and all the other high-end components found on the 450 SX.
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If they released them, then people could trade in these goods and the operators would get a share of the revenue so generated; in return, they would be required to ensure that the goods were fit to be traded meaning compensation for nerfs?
September 2009 2009
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If they released them, then people could trade in these goods and the operators would get a share of the revenue so generated; in return, they would be required to ensure that the goods were fit to be traded meaning compensation for nerfs?
Taking a Gamble 2009
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Can I sue Blizzard if it nerfs an item in Wow, causing its value to collapse.
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Can I sue Blizzard if it nerfs an item in Wow, causing its value to collapse.
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References: le mitraillage (m) = machine-gunning; (être) sur les nerfs = to be on edge
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Whether that's via releasing an expansion, or buffs/nerfs, or an unfortunately introduced dupe bug.
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From what was being said, though, I'd say developers felt they would be unable to operate if players could stop nerfs, or demand the return of property lost in an in-game context, or demand the right to import items from other virtual worlds, or insist that virtual worlds containing their objects were not closed down.
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