mcpryon wrote: They aren't making the game safer per se, rather a 'nerfed' item is scaled down so much that it's like a toy version of the pre-nerfed item.
Well, I don't know if using of "nerf" for grants predates computer gaming but for those applying for an NIH grant "nerf" is an acronym for NRFC. This is the dreaded "Not Recommended for Further Consideration". This is the worst sort of rejection and used to mean the grant application can not be resubmitted in its current form. Suffice it to say a "nerf" is very bad.
a nerf is a change to the rules of the game that is generally considered to have a weakening or negative effect upon the affected object(s). The term 'nerf', originating from the days of Ultima Online, relates to how Nerf toys for children use safe, soft foam and plastic to mimic sports balls and guns.
wiki FTW
"The term 'nerf', originating from the days of Ultima Online, relates to how Nerf toys for children use safe, soft foam and plastic to mimic sports balls and guns."
and.....
Are they saying that nerfing is making a game more "Safe"
Ive played UO and never heard this term used...
I think I first heard it when playing EQ Live
they're saying that just like Nerf toys were dumbed down weaker versions of the real thing, when something gets nerfed it's the weaker version of the original.
As for UO starting it, that is what wiki says, and probably because UO was pretty much the first big mmorpgs. Just because you heard it first in EQ Life didn't mean it wasn't used in UO (maybe not so frequently, but originated there and was passed on to other games, where today it is pretty frequent).
a nerf is a change to the rules of the game that is generally considered to have a weakening or negative effect upon the affected object(s). The term 'nerf', originating from the days of Ultima Online, relates to how Nerf toys for children use safe, soft foam and plastic to mimic sports balls and guns.
wiki FTW
"The term 'nerf', originating from the days of Ultima Online, relates to how Nerf toys for children use safe, soft foam and plastic to mimic sports balls and guns."
and.....
Are they saying that nerfing is making a game more "Safe"
Ive played UO and never heard this term used...
I think I first heard it when playing EQ Live
I have a 7 year UO account, and I heard the term "nerf" alot on the stratics and the old UO EA boards. (particuarly if you were a bard or a tamer)
The term PvE was a new one for me though, in UO it was referred to as PvM.
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"Nerf (verb): To weaken a specific game rule, or specific character or item within a game, usually for purposes of game balance. Etymology: Modern Toys, refers to the Nerf brand name that uses a soft, compressible material to make non-hazardous toys."
funny i am german ... and i thought this word is of english origin
We do have a noun "Nerv" its just the same as nerve and a verb "nerven" which means to annoy (get on somebody nerves)
___________________________________________________________________ my vision of a starwarsy integration of massive Jedi presence into SWG : The Force Planet concept draft on how to solve problems with balancing Jedi, role of Jedi in GCW, Jedi Visibility, Jedi "Rarity" & the Force Ranking System. No nerfs, but (hopefully) smart additions to SWG to solve the core dilema: "Keep Jedi rare, except for on my account"
Nerf Herder describes itself as a "nerd rock" band. It was formed in 1994. They take their name from a fictional occupation mentioned by the character Princess Leia in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
The band first got national airplay for their song "Van Halen," a parody tribute to the band of the same name.
Perhaps their best-known piece is the theme tune for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, though anyone who was a kid in the nineties probably knows at least part of their extensive library of Power Rangers songs, including most of the series' theme songs. Many would claim that it is the song "Chewbacca, What a Wookie" but in fact this song has incorrectly been credited to Nerf Herder.
They also have some hits in the songs "Pervert," "Courtney Love," and "5000 ways to die."
