Buff

Buff (n.)

A yellowish-beige color, or a stout, dull yellow leather with a velvety surface.

Buff (v.)

To polish something. When applied to games it refers to something being made better or stronger. This is usually done (hopefully) to bring things into line with others in hopes of making them relevant or competitive. This will usually cause a great deal of rage from other players that their own stuff hasn't been buffed. This may or may not lead to said character or thing being nerfed after realizing that they were made to good.

Examples of Buffing

(tabletop/traditional games only please)

• After being stuck with an outdated codex throughout 5th edition Tau became the most powerful army for most of 6th edition. On top of their new units like the Riptide, the addition of overwatch and changes to asasult made melee damn near impossible. Not only did they get a free round of shooting at anything that tried, the unit in question then had to RANDOMLY roll for their assault distance, with another serious handicap if it was through terrain.

See Also

• Nerf, nerf the exact opposite of this subject.