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Nerf
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Nerf

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If a patch lowers a weapon’s damage, lengthens a cooldown, weakens an item, or removes a strong interaction, players call the change a nerf. Developers use nerfs to...

A nerf reduces the power or effectiveness of a game element through a balance change.

Metagame
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Metagame

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The metagame, often shortened to meta, develops around the game’s written rules rather than being one rule itself. Players study results, patches, maps, character matchups, item builds, and...

The metagame is the evolving set of strategies and choices considered strongest within a player community.

Buff
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Buff

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In game balance language, a buff is an increase in power or usefulness. Developers might raise a weapon’s damage, shorten an ability cooldown, improve a character’s health, or...

A buff makes a character, item, ability, or strategy stronger or more useful.