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Forum / Game - Abbreviations, Slang, Confusing Terms Guide And FAQ

SoggyShorts

SoggyShorts

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annen1 said:
I have seen the slang word "nerf" used in the forums, I have not been able to figure out its meaning from context clues. Could you help?
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In computer gaming, a nerf is a change to a game that downgrades the power, effectiveness or influence of a particular game element in the attempt to achieve balance. The term originated as a reference to the NERF brand of child toys, which are made to minimize possible damage.

The opposite is a "buff"
 

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SoggyShorts said:
In computer gaming, a nerf is a change to a game that downgrades the power, effectiveness or influence of a particular game element in the attempt to achieve balance. The term originated as a reference to the NERF brand of child toys, which are made to minimize possible damage.

The opposite is a "buff"
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Thanks for taking the time to answer me. Anne
 

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NightshadeCS said:
No, unfortunately not. :(

You can go to ElvenArchitect (I recommend going via ElvenStats, where you can import your city) and use a command to sell all streets on there, and then play around with the layout. But within the game, it is just a mindless clickfest.
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Damn! mindless click fest is correct!
 
Gladiola

Gladiola

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It has been pointed out elsewhere that the term "boneyard" may mean different things to different players. There is at least one player, @Iyapo1 who describes multiple Moonstone Library sets as a boneyard. Other players, specifically @Enevhar Aldarion , use the term to describe buildings stored in the Summonings tab of the Inventory that are not needed in the city and are being held for future conversion to spell fragments, deriving from the term for a naval yard with decommissioned ships that have been mothballed and can be scavenged for parts or salvaged.

In either case, the term "boneyard" is primarily used to describe a source of spell fragments.
 
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Agvar

Agvar

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I'm guessing there will be some additions soon to cover things like Sips of Clarity, Sorceries, Vitality Surges and the like.
 
Hueanthar

Hueanthar

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What does RSK stand for?

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HenryGoodBoy

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What do the terms "buff" and "debuff" mean? I am encountering them so very often in forum posts dealing with battle tactics that the posters don't seem to need to explain the terms (Hence I think those terms as applied to battles belongs in this FAQ)
 
TimeMachine

TimeMachine

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Gladiola said:
Other players, specifically @Enevhar Aldarion , use the term to describe buildings stored in the Summonings tab of the Inventory that are not needed in the city and are being held for future conversion to spell fragments, deriving from the term for a naval yard with decommissioned ships that have been mothballed and can be scavenged for parts or salvaged.

In either case, the term "boneyard" is primarily used to describe a source of spell fragments.
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Unbelievable, this post is from June 2021. Seems like some players are definetely a lot better in predicting the future than I am.
Especially impressive to me is that distance of time in which this 100% applicable fortune telling was done.

Hats off! ;)

HenryGoodBoy said:
What do the terms "buff" and "debuff" mean?
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SoggyShorts said:
In computer gaming, a nerf is a change to a game that downgrades the power, effectiveness or influence of a particular game element in the attempt to achieve balance.
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SoggyShorts said:
The opposite is a "buff"
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As @SoggyShorts already explained I would understand a buff as a change that upgrades the power effectiveness or influence of a particular game element.
A debuff would be the oppsite. I would like to say that "debuff" is another word for "NERF", to me both seem to have the same meaning.

Please don't hesitate to correct me on this one, just in case I should be wrong. ;)
 
Fayeanne

Fayeanne

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A "buff" is a temporary effect applied which increases the power of something (typically it's used in reference to units). For example feeding a Fire Phoenix "buffs" your units. During battle, most units (at least at higher levels) can apply "debuffs" which hinder the target enemy. For example, a Priest can hit a unit and apply a "debuff" that weakens that unit's defense and thus increases future damage inflicted upon that unit. These are displayed as red icons on the units when fighting manually. (I think the game calls these "Special Abilities".)
 
HonuMoana

HonuMoana

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Would like to suggest a slang word for something important in the game. The nine week period that marks the progression of the Tournament is surely an important interval for this game. It is perhaps something like how the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas often marked the passage of time by the Moon, them and many other people worldwide. And yet, we have no name for this time marker.

I suggest calling it a Novem, which is the Latin cardinal number 9.

I would have went with the Maori, Iwa, as I used that language for with my handle, but it may not have the gravitas of the Latin.

Thoughts?
 
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