EVE General Discussion

In multiplayer video games, many players cheer/bemoan the fact that developers often "nerf" certain things.

Then the true neckbeards move in, display their pedantic plumage, and spend 8 pages talking about what it means to actually "nerf" a thing.

So, can anyone agree on what the definition of a "nerf" is? Does it only apply to specific modules, or can it apply to whole ships or whole playstyles? Do stats or skills need to change, or does that not matter? Do any changes need to affect the specific thing that is being nerfed, or is elevating a competing thing a nerf to another?

The concrete example that got so many bacon-stripped drawers in a twist was the Gecko drone, which was given to players in an overly buffed state with the expectation that its stats would come back down to earth within a month, and whether or not the loss of Gecko DPS in a month is a nerf. . . . but any other example works too.

What is a nerf?

Its Nerf or Nuthin'

http://www.nerfelite.co.uk/

So, now the definition of "neckbeard" has moved from "bitter involuntarily celibate misogynist douchebag with no social life whatsoever" to "person who wants you to shut the hell up and adapt/overcome when you throw infantile tantrums about rebalancing efforts", simply because you said so?

Get back in your cage. I award you zero points, and may the gods have mercy on your soul.

The argument that started this has nothing to do with being dissatisfied, but rather is a product of hard heads and semantics. I like the gecko. Doesn't change the fact that it is getting weaker in under a month.

Did you really need to take the crap from the Gecko thread and make it into its own?

It's VERY derogatory, considering those sadsacks are the dregs of nerd culture and the reason why women tend to stay far, far away from video games.
There's a few games I'd like to get my girlfriend into, but I don't because I know she'd be subjected to some of the worst harassment the internet has to offer, just because she's a female.

Something that is bad for me.

NERF makes toys, like a water pistol, that are toy versions of real life things that could be dangerous. I'd rather get hit with a NERF bat than a real bat, for example (not sure why I picked that example). So nerfing something just means taking something that does something substantial and turning it into an inconsequential thing. I don't know if that's what you were asking..

I wish nerf was this advanced when i was a kid

I have a nerf something or other gun that holds about 10 darts and I bring it out when the co-workers get unruly.





What was the question again?