General WotC are considering keywording ETB

[Modin]

I think Keyword Trading Post is a perfect example of why that style of wording doesn't work for Magic.

If that were a Hearthstone card, you could hover over the card and a nice pop-up would show up that would explain exactly what each of those words mean. For Magic... well, you're shit out of luck.

I very much agree with that. In magic the rules text has two purposes:
A: Tell players what a certain card does.
B: Tell players how a certain card works.

In other digital games the game itself enforces the rules - in magic the rules are negotiated between the two players. Just think of the earliest time you played magic with some friends and all the made up rules you were playing by. (I killed my opponents creatures by equipping Skullclamp)

 

[spicewitch]

some of the wordiness is also that they're running out of short, succinct names for things! Like, this is two textlines shorter if we say "this card" instead of the cardname:

 

[Velrun]

I killed my opponents creatures by equipping Skullclamp

Did you draw the cards?

 

[Modin]

Did you draw the cards?

Obviously.

Edit: this was about 18 years ago. We were playing on the floor of my old elementary school gym's wardrobe.

 

[Humpty_Dumpty]

some of the wordiness is also that they're running out of short, succinct names for things!

Are they running out, or is it because more creatures are designed for commander? Generic creatures tend to have two word names, legends tend to be “Awesome McCoolname, Slayer of the Infinite“.

 

[sigh]

oough I'd love to see somebody brew up something in The Custom Lab with that name lol

 

[Onderzeeboot]

oough I'd love to see somebody brew up something in The Custom Lab with that name lol

I don't have the time to design an entire card, but I can tell you that it doesn't even come close to fitting the name line :')

 

[Velrun]

I kind of feel like an exclamation mark (!) would fit right there at the end.

 

[blacksmithy]

I don't have the time to design an entire card, but I can tell you that it doesn't even come close to fitting the name line :')

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make it a 1 drop, frees up space