Powercreep
Powercreep by shelldergd September 21, 2025
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Power Creep
A certain flaw in game balance design, where content released later tends to get more powerful as time goes. This can be seen in multiplayer games that have regular expansions or balance patches.
Power Creep can also refer to the average increase in relative power for all released content in a game.
The changes described by Power Creep happen slowly and might not be noticed by the players for a while, until comparisons are maid, hence the "creeping".
Similar Term is "Mobility Creep" - here newly released characters in Multiplayer games tend to receive more mobility spells, that allow them to traverse the map quickly and more effectively in comparison to older characters.
Those balance flaws can be mostly observed, because game developers want to create more fun and engaging content, but often power and speed are fun to play with.
Power Creep can also refer to the average increase in relative power for all released content in a game.
The changes described by Power Creep happen slowly and might not be noticed by the players for a while, until comparisons are maid, hence the "creeping".
Similar Term is "Mobility Creep" - here newly released characters in Multiplayer games tend to receive more mobility spells, that allow them to traverse the map quickly and more effectively in comparison to older characters.
Those balance flaws can be mostly observed, because game developers want to create more fun and engaging content, but often power and speed are fun to play with.
The latest expansion really showcases the power creep in this game.
Remember this Character, he used to be much weaker back then. Talk about power creep.
Remember this Character, he used to be much weaker back then. Talk about power creep.
Power Creep by Spudthespud June 11, 2018
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power creep
The situation where updates to a game introduce more powerful units or abilities, leaving the older ones underpowered.
"I just spend $500 on mtg cards and they just released a new common that's stronger than all those cards I bought combined"
"Man, the power creep really sucks"
"Man, the power creep really sucks"
power creep by Oetie January 4, 2018
Power Creep
A phenomenon observed when game designer tends to make newer addition to their game a little bit more powerful than the last iteration of the game.
Evil Heckler is a power creep on Booty Bay Bodyguard. (Hearthstone)
Yu-Gi-Oh is the definition of a Power Creep based game.
Yu-Gi-Oh is the definition of a Power Creep based game.
Power Creep by Karlyr August 11, 2017
Power creep
When a video game gets updated with new content, which is better than the old, making the old content underpowered. most often seen in MMORPG's
Developer: We have added a new patch, which adds several new weapons and quest lines to the game.
Player: These new items are so strong! What a Power creep
Player: These new items are so strong! What a Power creep
Power creep by BouncyVEVO June 9, 2018
Power Creep
A phenomenon observed when game designer tends to make newer addition to their game a little bit more powerful than the last iteration of the game.
Evil Heckler is a power creep on Booty Bay Bodyguard. (Hearthstone)
Yu-Gi-Oh is the definition of a Power Creep based game.
Yu-Gi-Oh is the definition of a Power Creep based game.
Power Creep by Karlyr August 11, 2017
powersleep
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powersleep by El Scroto August 29, 2003
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board chow
A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.
B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.
B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.
B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.
B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
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