February 13th, 2004, 04:38 PM
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Re: Battle Afflictions: Gimp Gods
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Originally posted by Zurai:
"nerf" originated in either Everquest or Diablo, depending on who you ask. It does indeed reference the foam toys - originally it was "you turned my (insert ability here) into a nerf gun!". That quickly got turned into just "nerfed" and it's stuck for years and years.
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It originated much further back than Everquest or Diablo. It dates from the early 80's D&D FRPG, and the board wargames of the time.
[ February 13, 2004, 14:39: Message edited by: Arryn ] |