Battle Afflictions: Gimp Gods

Arryn · #1 February 13th, 2004, 04:35 PM

With regards to 'nerfing', this word has entered the English vernacular as common slang for the "act of softening up" or "making safer", and as computer gaming slang for "lowering difficulty" or "having complex features removed" aka "dumbing down", and also for "making weaker" (as in "the creature's attack/skill was nerfed"). All of which are derived from the original nerf toys designed to be (relatively) safe for young children.

Wauthan · #2 February 13th, 2004, 04:35 PM

In the process it also created such memorable terms such as "nerfinator", "hit by the nerf stick", "Nerf! Nerf! Nerf!" and "nerfilicious".

To think that such a soft material could have such a hard impact.

[ February 13, 2004, 14:36: Message edited by: Wauthan ]

Arryn · #3 February 13th, 2004, 04:38 PM

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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.

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 ]

Kristoffer O · #4 February 13th, 2004, 04:42 PM

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Originally posted by Zurai:

Oh, another question about the Oracle: Why isn't it Immune to Poison? How do you poison a stone fountain? I lost my Oracle that way (that's how it got the limp).

Pee in the fountain, perhaps!

Kristoffer O · #5 February 13th, 2004, 04:43 PM

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Originally posted by Peter Ebbesen:
Never-healing wound? The one affliction that (in my limited experience so far) seems to stick around against all internal affliction healing mechanisms and requires external sources to deal with.

The Last one to go. Not impossible, just less likely.

Arryn · #6 February 13th, 2004, 04:47 PM

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Originally posted by Kristoffer O:

quote:
Originally posted by Zurai:

Oh, another question about the Oracle: Why isn't it Immune to Poison? How do you poison a stone fountain? I lost my Oracle that way (that's how it got the limp).

Pee in the fountain, perhaps!

I believe he was asking a serious question, worthy of a non-flippant reply.

Peter Ebbesen · #7 February 13th, 2004, 04:47 PM

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Originally posted by Kristoffer O:

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Originally posted by Peter Ebbesen:
Never-healing wound? The one affliction that (in my limited experience so far) seems to stick around against all internal affliction healing mechanisms and requires external sources to deal with.

The Last one to go. Not impossible, just less likely.

Thanks. I've got an Ermor Vampire Queen who is no longer directing her dusk elders to go for gift of health in that case

The wound is irrelevant to the game at this point in time, but it is aesthetically displeasing.