Nerfing (gaming) ... In video gaming, a nerf is a change to a game that reduces the power of a weapon or skill in order to maintain game balance. The term is also used as a verb for the act of making such a change. The opposite of nerf is buff (in either of that term's two usages).

Um, what?

This refers to this: https://ghostbin.com/paste/q2vq2 Also HN comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15946095

Thanks.