EcoEclipse said:
I use neither. In general, if something gets worse, I usually use some sort of expletive.
Ex: *Playing God of War: Ghost of Sparta*
*Low on health, last remaining enemies almost gone*
*Those flipping armored cyclopes come into play, trollfaces and all*
"FUCK MY EAR." (Or something equally obscene or odd.)
I've never used "nerf" or "gimp." Nerf just reminds me of the toy, and gimp just reminds me of the software.
I don't quite think you understand the context of the use.
It's not about the situation becoming worse but the object/character in question.
For instance, Siege tanks have been nerfed in a past patch of Starcraft 2. They went from 50 damage to 36.
That's a nerf.
Gimping is what they did to quick scoping in Black Ops, you have to wait a few seconds before you can fire an hit the target.
Aim quick as you like, you still won't hit anything.
Either way, I use them both and it doesn't matter how you use them. Unless you're so picky about things.
