I thought the rule was to prevent a repetition of the silent shooting ogrish types popping up and being all sociopathic. This rule sets a minimum standard. But people will always stoop to whatever low standard is expected.
"Exceed three words" means you have to say at least four words. But we are in danger of entering the realm of the ridiculous. How about three polysyallabic words? Or at least two adjectives?
Even if you make it four words, role-play is not guaranteed to become stellar overnight. Nor is it automatically poor roleplay to write just three words - so long as they are the right three. Despite being different, saying "Engaging BHG scum" or "Man the turrets!" is not actually all that much different in terms of content. Each is basically a notice of an attack.
Having met a few of the people who will happily shoot you up but will be upset when they don't see the magic words "Engaging", I can sympathise. Personally I think a bit of practice role-playing would do people the world of good - the old dice and paper sort, because if all you know of game-playing is computers and going for head-shots in an online first person shooter, then having the right guns, id and tags, and telling someone you are going to shoot them is role-play, but it just isn't up to the standard of other people who play here.
if we make it too much longer, then new people will just skim over it and not know about it, causing more incidents of people attacking wihtout notice.
i would much rather have a "engageing BHG scum" then getting attacked in a cruiser without warning.
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