stealth nerf
English
editVerb
editstealth nerf (third-person singular simple present stealth nerfs, present participle stealth nerfing, simple past and past participle stealth nerfed)
- (transitive, slang, video games) To cripple or weaken an element of a video game (such as a character, a weapon, or a spell) without announcing the change to the playerbase.
Noun
editstealth nerf (plural stealth nerfs)
- (slang, video games) The weakening or worsening of an element of a video game (a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.) in an update without the change being announced to the players of the game.