"stealth nerf" meaning in English

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        "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."
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          "weaken",
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        "(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."
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        "(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."
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