Not that i'm against testing things, but i think in this specific situation for slow typers (like myself) it would be a hassle to type a long message while in a battle instead of having witty sayings one likes to use mid fight saved on /1 or whatever - think of it this way, stop dodging for 15 seconds to write 1 message, return with half your hull taken away.. in a dread.
I mean, wheres the fun(and the rp for that matter) in not speaking after the first few pre pew lines were spoken?