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Old February 13th, 2004, 04:38 PM
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Default 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.
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.

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