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Originally Posted by vicky_molokh
Precisely. Most of both nerfs and buffs tend to be caused by one of (a) attempts to make things more realistic and (b) attempts to fix game balance. It's the interplay of the two that is sometimes complicated.
For the record: I don't see 'nerf' and 'buff' as necessarily bad words.
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The bold bit is the key thing here. They are two separate things that do not relate too each other. Attempts to fix imbalance and attempts to emulate reality are often entirely separate. So when you try and plot a relationship between them you risk creating aspects and intention that don't actually exist outside of the need to create them to link these two distinct things.