• imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    The term nerf in respect to video games was actually derived from Nerf guns. Because Nerf guns are basically just normal guns that have been heavily nerfed 😅

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        5 months ago

        Yeah, it comes from debuffs, which was applied to early FPS games when a gun was debuffed, which made the bullets hit less like bullets and more like nerf darts.

        This gun used to take a guy out in 2 body shots and now its 5, like I’m shooting with a nerf gun!

        Then the term spread around to non FPS games.