power creep
The situation where successive updates or expansions to a game introduce more powerful…The situation where successive updates or expansions to a game introduce more powerful units or abilities, leaving the older ones underpowered.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The situation where successive updates or expansions to a game introduce more powerful units or abilities, leaving the older ones underpowered.
Forms
plural: power creepsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedfeature creep
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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