Lore-wise how do you explain your job's nerfs/inexplicable loss of skills/spells?

[Jonnycbad]

I know there's no basis for this in the lore (though some MMOs give tongue-in-cheek humorous lore reasons for rebalanbe patches), when your class gets buffed/nerfed or loses a skill from the expansion, how do you explain it?

[Keramory]

The twelve routinely consume large portions of alcohol and roll heavenly dice on how to screw with the mortals below

Rhalgr, angry his ideas are not always added, despite not having gaming development experience himself... uses trick dice to ensure his changes to mch continue to spiral them down to hell.

[Kallera]

Ther are not exactly "lost" per se, you just do not use them. Kinda like how red lotus blade is still a move, but not one used by the player.

[Pence]

Don't fighters change their tactics constantly? Surely constantly repeating yourself is a buff to your opponent. Changing your style is good.

[WhiteArchmage]

What buffs? There are no buffs or nerfs, that's how it's always been. What is this..."stoneskin" you speak of?

[Pence]

If you fight someone constantly using the same tactics it is a buff to your opponent. You are predictable and vulnerable. A buff to them.

[Akonyl]

I accidentally lost my sheet music, and even though I made new songs and named them the same thing, I didn't actually remember my old songs.

[Shadotterdan]

It was never any different. It has always been this way, though next year it might have always been another way.

[Pomo]

I know there's no basis for this in the lore (though some MMOs give tongue-in-cheek humorous lore reasons for rebalanbe patches), when your class gets buffed/nerfed or loses a skill from the expansion, how do you explain it?

An evil wizard did it.

[Meng_Qing]

Tactics change and people figured out there's ways around it.

Take stoneskin... maybe one day the WoL decided that stoneskin was utterly useless, however through inspiration, they found a way to re-work through the newfound power of "lilies" which they self discoverd through their repeated trials and tribulation that grants instaneous and greater effect.

Originally their water spells like fluid motion used to hurt the enemies, but they decided to tone it down.

Surprisingly, there's many reference in the stories that seems to indicate that in most encounters, the WoL actually holds himself/herself back often.