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By improving the performance of a Nerf gun, you "buff" it, which is ironic (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think the direct implication is that the bullets are padded with foam. Softened.

[โ€“] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 3 points 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.