power creeping

A form of power creep — The situation where successive updates or expansions to a game introduce more powerful units or abilities, leaving the older ones underpowered.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of power creep
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APA

power creeping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20creeping

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“power creeping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20creeping. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “power creeping,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/power%20creeping.

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