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Etymology of the word "Nerf" (in gaming) - Related to doom?

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Derek:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nerf

Anticheese:
Quoting: The Link    

The term "nerf" comes from the online gaming world of Ultima Online.

At one point in the game, the developers reduced the power of swords in melee combat.

This resulted in players complaining that it was like they were hitting each other with nerf bats, not swords.

From then on, if ever something gets made less worth while than it had been originally, it has been considered a 'nerf'

Case solved. I guess that it still has the double meaning of the item being not even remotely fair as well

Aerton:
I like your version the most.

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