2005 September 15, Christian Stauffer, “Re: "Is the imba"?!”, in alt.games.warcraft[1] (Usenet), message-ID <432965a0$0$1162$5402220f@news.sunrise.ch>:
Don't you read the official forums? Then you should know that all classes are tehimba, and all of them are both too powerful and to gimped at the same time!
2006 July 11, Sir Chewbury Gubbins, “Re: Back To Gaming Play, Want, Bin”, in uk.games.video.misc[2] (Usenet), message-ID <4hhpn6F1rjh70U3@individual.net>:
It's fun so far, but Warlocks are seriously imba at levels <20.
2010 January 11, Nathaniel Alzaga, “What is IMBA?”, in Newerth Guide[3], retrieved 2012-08-27:
DotA players use the word 'IMBA' most of the time whenever they play dota.
2010 January 16, Urbin, “Re: Pay for heirloom gear?”, in alt.games.warcraft[4] (Usenet), message-ID <slrnhl41lm.j8s.urbin@stinky-local.trash.net>:
This character now has imba top level gear and an advantage over others.
2010 March 21, Blankets, “Dear Players Who Cry Imba.”, in Team Liquid[5], retrieved 2012-08-27:
Too many a times I have seen on streams or replay a player starts crying imba and "OMFG HOW DO I BEAT THAT, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE, YOU ARE A JOKE!" When all he did was move a ball of army into a disadvantageous position and get the shit flanked out of himself.
2011 April 15, MrHen, “What is the definition and origin of “imba”?”, in English Language & Usage[6], retrieved 2012-08-27:
I often hear the phrase, "That is imba" in the video gaming community. It seems to refer to something powerful or unskillful:
Hunters are so imba. Grenade launchers are imba!
2011 August 24, chubbyspartn, “Zerg has become completely imba!”, in Starcraft II[7], retrieved 2012-08-27:
in blizzards attempts to correct the imbalances of protoss and terran vs zerg they have completely made zerg over powered now and protoss has been nerfed to the point it doesn't even stand a chance of holding their own to a terran and especially not the new imba zerg!
2012 May 25, Rauzes, “Spectral Halberd”, in So Imba![8], retrieved 2012-08-27:
Since its pretty obvious how to use it, and I'm sure many of the other blogs you are reading are talking on and on about how imba it is, lets skip that.
2012 May 29, MrScraphle, “Imba League of Legends Game-Riven/Item Build”, in YouTube[9], retrieved 2012-08-27:
2012 August 15, dingo, “The monk have a imba skill, its very imba bug”, in Diablo III[10], retrieved 2012-08-27:
The monk have a imba SKILL，can use blue Elite drop Three times now equipped，I think too much of the imbalance.....
