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Is The Magic Youtube Community Dead? Can It Be Saved?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 เม.ย. 2020
- I took like a year off and it seems like the magic the gathering youtube community hasn't grown at all, in fact it's gotten a ton smaller.
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Yes it’s dead because wizards as a company has killed interest in their game with product inflation, shitty business practices, and crappy handling of the game. TLDR; wizards is killing their game and that’s leading to the magic TH-cam community dying as well.
Yeah those fetch lands are the icing on the cake.
Spot on my friend, captures my feelings exactly.
This, as much as I love the game , I just cant support a company that treats its customer base so badly.
It's Hasbro calling the shots and as any public trading company they only care about profits and extracting the most money
With COVID-19 effectively killing off Paper Magic and the LGS it was the straw that broke the camel's back.
MagicAids is a great deck builder and y'all might like him.
Daddy makes great decks
"And Nissa goes to Jesus!" - he's great at clapping cheeks.
There ae a few other good arena gameplay channels, MTG original decks is another good one.
Man's a legend.
@@alext.1244 and deckboxes. :P
It's dead bro, the SJWs made all the normal people dipset into the adult world. We no longer wanna play with cardboard, especially if socially awkward weirdos dictate the card art, game rules, what players can say, think, do, etc...
Wow you found a way to inject politics into this...
@@ToDDHeaDD because IT'S the OBVIOUS truth.
Agree 100 percent.
@@ToDDHeaDD His comment is literally about SJWs pumping thier social politics into it. He's also not wrong, there's a few cases you can point to where it affected the game in one matter or another.
I will say a decade or more ago The Magic community was the most social , welcoming community there was for gaming , fast forward to my last and final time playing magic at my local game store 5 yrs ago and its a niche crowd of cool kids that mock and ridicule frequently.
Who remembers when when youtubers would take time to go over every new card in a set days before the release? It was amazing cause back then there was only 3 sets a year.
Exactly, and now there's a new release every month to two weeks and it's too much. Like I haven't played any attention to the new set coming out next week.
It took a week for this video to appear in my recommend... I didn't know you were back on this channel.
I watch a lot of MTGArena gameplay: MTG Jeff, Mono Black Magic, Badboy Gaming, Covert Go Blue.
Desolatormagic. Commander's quarters. Magic historian.
Command zone is really only fun to watch because of the high production quality, and how lively they are. I've tried to watch other people play but it's boring to watch. Unless you make playing mtg fun to watch you'll have to invest time and energy into making effects or raising production value, that takes months.
Jeremy, with magic there is only so much that you can talk about before you hit the bottom and start scrapping the bottom of the barrel.
Substantial product on MTG is only put out several times throughout the year. Standard sets, reprints, commander decks, and side products such as jump start, and secret liar. There are only less than 700 cards released a year, and each only only takes about a 2-5 minutes to talk about and only about 1/3 are worth talking about.
Arena is fun but because standard is a mess nobody really wants to slog through that. Standard and wizards card design has to change to bring the game back to where it was.
Magic is dying. Standard is broken, and WotC is greedy.
So glad to have Commander's Quarters cause I can't stand the people from The Command Zone even though people I've played with have recommended them I'd rather just brew on my own than watch them.
Give the little guys a chance. Heres 3 off the top of my head:
Magic Aids
TragicMTG
Jake and Joel are magic
I'll give them a look. Thanks man
Jake and Joel are pretty sweet
Yea there's quite a few guys that started off MTGA that are doing really well.
Tolarian: I watch because I like the financial breakdown of new product even though I have zero intention of buying, i like the product reviews.
Alpha: I watch because hes a huge investor, i like his financial take, it's like stocks almost. I liked the card store opening series. And his character is different.
Bad Boy Gaming: I watch for the Arena decks, and I like his fat pack battles.
Magic is dying. SJWs have ruined it. Rudy is a character.. Thats why i watch him.
What I like about Rudy too is he's not afraid to get loose and inject sexual innuendo into his content. Nowadays, MtG streamers are being overly cautious not to offend women, and it's blatantly obvious. If you watch Game Knights, for example, nearly 95% of their matches contain a woman, which is complete bullshit, because we know not that many women play MtG. One trip to anyone's local EDH scene will prove this. I strongly suspect WotC is pushing a hidden agenda onto TH-cam influencers, but Rudy isn't taking their crap, and I love it.
I'm still learning how to edit and understand what is needed to do well on TH-cam. But I'm slowly gaining followers and I'm proud of that not trying to be someone I'm not. I have a great deal of respect for all that have come before and after me. This community is so awesome. I'm having fun communicating with the vast majority of MTG creators and viewers. Good luck sir on coming back.
The one content creator who I watch indiscriminately is MagicAids, everyone else's videos are on a case by case basis.
What I would want from this channel is box openings and for you talk about the game itself (not WotC politics). It’s why I first subscribed to this channel, but unfortunately that was when you started mainly doing WotC rant videos. Not that don’t think those videos weren’t important, and wouldn’t have minded so much if you did them alongside videos on the actual game, but again, it wasn’t why I subscribed. So I’m hyped that you’re back and looking forward to finally getting the content I was hoping for! 😀
As for channel recommendations, a purely MtG Arena channel I enjoy is LegenVD. He’s a very smart dude who mostly does videos playing standard games using fun gimmicky decks, and gives good deck building tips.
Nizzahon Magic does fun Top Ten videos.
With the exception of Rudy, Its pretty much boring.
Try MTG Unpacked
Reasons for me:
- Less Legacy content/Legacy more and more seems to fade away as a format (I am a legacy player and a limited player)
- product inflation
- Theros Beyond Death
- Ikoria (but Throne of Eldraine was a really great expansion)
- more and more content creators seem to shift to "Arena only"-channels
- I am rather spending my time playing the game instead of watching content creators and Magic is not my only interest/hobby.
- Watching grown men feud about a card game (aka "drama"). This is a toxic waste of time for me. I can't find anything entertaining about it. But I loved your wanderlust-videos.
What bad about Theros Beyond Dead set?
Theros Beyond Death Don't know about that as I love how the set are to be made from Japan. Those set are the best quality card maker of all time, better than American made card, a Mystery Box set compare to that set is such a joke.
Watching grown man making a fuss over a card game? That any game....
@@MrEscanaba I am from Germany and our cards are from Belgium. We don't have issues with cardstock quality. Theros is not my favorite plane. I skipped original Theros and Theros beyond Death doesn't appeal to me either. From a limited perspective it was okay but very bomby. Printing Dream Trawler at rare was a main mistake.
i still watch the magic historian hes pretty alright for magic news
commanders quarters, I watch a lot of edh stuff. MTG seems to come and go out of popularity.
If it helps you at all, I've loved all of your Unsleeved Media content, whether it be news, unboxing, etc.
I watch you, Rudy, Tolarian and LRR. as my magic content on youtube/twitch. Rhystic studies whenever a vid eventually drops too. I aggree the mtg community is not really making big waves atm
EDH content seems to have bloomed, but it's also become very corporate and PC (The Command Zone case in point).
The command Zone is also anti-player in general consider they say stuff like proxy bad. No proxy not bad proxy good it makes an very expensive hobby much more affordable and allow the player base to things other play magic and lets them go out and do more things or save up for something that matters more like a mortgage or your week's shop even Tolarian Academy is like dude if you cannot afford to play the game just proxy your decks.
gotta have those spoilers cards and free merch from WotC.
I'm just glad Mana sources TH-cam channel is dead. Biggest hypocrite/scammer ever and he was so fake. He only liked you for as long as you're paying him.
The people I watch are desolatiormagic and the magic historian, but yea, because of the games management and alienation of players its gotten pretty dead
Ehh I love those channels
I'm glad your doing MTG content again Jeremy! I found you because of the Q1/4 channel but I just picked up MtG 6months ago. Thanks for the content! EDIT:RUDY, PleasantKenobi, Desolator
People will subscribe for the topic, but watch for the person. The channels I watch consistently are those that introduce me to interesting perspectives. What I really enjoyed about your channel is you have a genuinely fun opening format. You're personable and that comes through when you open products. You have to grow your content, and as you did that with your investigative looks at Magic, I stayed with you. You ask good questions.
I can't find it now, but you did an awesome conversation with Derium back in the day, and that format was awesome. You would be an amazing interviewer for the community. Well, for those in the community that are comfortable asking Wizard's for their balls back.
I don't usually leave a comment on youtube but you asked some great questions and I feel I want to answer them as a Magic player for a couple of years now.
I believe the single greatest problem mtg always had as a game is that it is too darn expensive.
A lot of my friends and people at my LGS are just tired at spending so much money at this game, especially when a lot of key cards are not getting reprinted (we play mostly commander and modern as standard is a rotating format and nobody cares for those).
I think the mtg greatest advantage is how fun it is for a new player to come to a store and try a draft of a new set or buying a commander precon and joining a table with nice people that teach him the game, sadly, this game is kinda rough to play when you are a kid, a teen, a student or a soldier (at least where I come from).
It saddens me deeply to see the game I love so much and my awesome community just kinda stagnate and die because it feels as though Wotc lost it's touch to a bunch of guys with suits at Hasbro, look what happened to the Diablo community as an example of greedy greedy managers ruining a great game and community for short term profit.
I hope the right people seize control of Wotc, as I know there are still a ton of awesome employees there, but when we get stuff like the stupid 160$+++ for fetch lands or commander cards costing 20$++ no one is going to stay at this hobby.
For your second question: the content me and my friends are mostly looking for is commander deck techs, modern deck techs, guides for beginners (not for us but always relevant for mtg if you want to bring new people), also, arena is boring as hell and kind of a cash grab as well.
Also with regards the price this is precisely why for online play I tell them to go on Xmage as you can play the game with all the cards avaliable to you. Then for live play I actively encourage people to proxy and when playing at a local LGS just to buy some food and drinks and a like a booster a week to support them but that you do not have to force yourself into debt for getting the core cards you need jn order to play. As I want their to be a space where people to play games but I also do not want people to go into debt due the exploitative practices WOTC and the secondary market is for players in general.
It's also why I disrespect channels like the command zone who go on and say buy the real cards, do not proxy and respect Tolarian and the cEDH community in general that encourage proxies if you cannot afford it and have no interest in being part of the secondary market or the WOTC market.
Recommend checking out Merchant and MTG aids. Noxious can be good but gets very negative when he burns out. Bad boy gaming has some good content but Moss can be an aquired taste.
I love you, Jeremy, you're not one of these channels that just sucks Wizards toes just to get spoilers, you speak your mind and its amazing. I want to see deck techs and new product openings.
"Quest for the jank lord" is really fun and good. they really lean in to the corny lol
The commander's quarters is also really good
Yes.. MTG TH-cam is dead.. just watched a video where professor told me that cyclonic rift and rhystic study were good EDH cards.. thanks prof, I’ll keep that in mind
Well I'm enjoying the content from Desolator Magic, the magic historian, mono black magic & MTG original decks. PS Desolator said somthing about telling you he wants a white castle colab.
I'm here not because I like or even play magic, but because I enjoy listening to the host. No matter the topic or focus, he always makes it an entertaining show.
Maybe something with the D&D supplement "A Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica". Learning about it in the context of a D&D game might bring more people to the lore and world of MtG.
Straight up last week i looked up your channel and thought "its sad Jeremy stopped making magic vids"
Im stoked to see you unboxing again
You should interview local game store owners and put a spotlight on their stores.
monoblack gaming does arena deck videos and he is killing it. 40K+ subs and he consistently pulls down at least 20K views a video. There are still subsets of the creator community that are flourishing. It does seem like there is a fair bit of stagnation overall in mtg though
Rudys Tacos Brings all the players to the yard. He has expanded, and dose diffrent types of videos. He is the Dark Lord and Master of Magic.
One of my friend swears that Tolarian is the authority in the community... of course I highly doubt that, but, what do you think Jeremy?
I didn't know you posted any content here. Good to see it.
the commander's quarters has been the channel growing the fastest lately. People (myself included) are amazed at how Mitch can create actual decent playable commander decks for under 50$, given how expensive the game has become. Watching pleasantkenobi draft is always good times, and gameplay channels like mtgmuddstah are enjoyable for me to watch too. Honorable mention to quest for the janklord! Cool series they got there, just shows how FUN the game can still be when everyone isn't netdecking.
Anyone else wanna see EDH content feat: daddy dankula??
I did a few box opening videos, they didn't do to well and honestly it sort of took the fun away from cracking the box because i would constantly have to watch the camera to make sure everything was in focus. My commander deck tech video is the most popular of my videos so i'm going to be headed mostly in that direction. I enjoy making them but they take a long time to make for me, so its been a toss up of, "Should I play MTG or should I record MTG"
Making the hobby too expensive, Marketing hype overdrive, and it is getting boring imo. I tend to watch only Rudy because it's Rudy.
The content creators i like to watch : Caleb Cannon , Magic Aids, The commander's Quarters from the 1:30 minuter and after
Axilleas Pzwys I feel you on the commanders quarters lol
It's TH-cam. The algorithm has killed any hope for organic growth.
I’m a gamer but not a deck builder gamer. I appreciate your questions on hobby tubes. I think when ever personality overshadows hobby and play talk opportunities off-line open up for creative work. Creators age and grow, and their interests may change. Why not compare the Magic pages to similar gaming pages. Are sites about RPG’s stagnating? Is there a game or gaming hobby that is attracting gamers looking for gaming content? Are other sites replacing TH-cam? Are the monetizing policiies or sheer competition discouraging new creators? Are certain themes played-out?
Great editorial, wish there were answers.
I've been doing daily (or more frequent) TH-cam content since July 2017, mostly MtG product openings, and the occasional MTG Arena livestream. The channel is growing slowly (8K), but I expect that considering it's essentially a niche within a niche. That said, there are a tonne of small channels like mine out there. I really like what Tragic MTG (Packbot ftw!) and Booster Therapy are doing, for instance. I think part of the problem is there is so much content out there, it's tough for any particular channel to break through🤷♂️
*In my personal opinion .*
*It is not dead .*
*It is stunted and stale .*
*It's in serious need of new blood and some rebels .*
*Thank you for coming back ( you are the rebel we really fucking need right now .*
*I will start posting MTG videos .*
*Edit : I'm excited for the next set Magic: The Gathering Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths .*
*Edit 2 : Also one idea is to do spot light videos covering Old & new Magic the gathering channels / content creators .*
*An get other magic the gathering content creators to do the same .*
I run a Heroclix TH-cam channel and I've noticed the same thing you're talking about here on my channel as well as others in the Heroclix space. I'm currently doing a video everyday in the month of April as opposed to my normal 2-3 videos per week. Normally when I do this I get 200% + views and around 10% subscriber growth. This time around I'm getting literally my normal numbers ever though content is coming out every day and it's my best performing content subjects.
Hey man. Old school sub that came back after i found out you were posting again.
The main magic channels after i stopped watching you, wedg and TCC i stopped watching around the same time. But, i started watching Rudy. And after that, i got into Magic Aids, The Commander's Quarters and sometimes The Magic Historian.
I think you hit the nail on the head inadvertently at the end of your video: "We got to get more creative. We got to get funny. We got to have good editing."
The startup cost for a new MTG channel with that description is a lot, not just monetarily with quality audio and video investments, but mentally as well. They'd have to spend free time coming up with scripts and make a decent set. They'd have to know or be willing to learn the editing software of their choice (another money sink if they want Adobe, but there's free ones). Combining everything to push out a video EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. if you want to appease The Algorithm. All this for no guaranteed return on the investment because of the ever-changing TH-cam gods.
Best of luck to anyone who can do it and make it, but I already have a full-time job I enjoy. Here's hoping there's someone out there.
After taking a several year break and returning to play EDH, I've formed the idea that the game's more invested players are mostly quitting or taking breaks, and the majority of the game's audience is casuals on Arena. Especially because most places aren't running paper magic with the pandemic. My LGS is like 8-10 new guys I've never seen before, all the old hardcore players moved on.
Quest from the Janklord is dope. Mitch & commander's quarters too, the $ he helped save allowed me enough cards to build more decks!
Not sure if he’s plateaued or not, but Commander’s Quarters has grown quickly. He’s started shifting away from his original focus (deck techs) though.
I like box openings. Love the sound of the booster packs being opened. it is why I watch Rudy now more than before. Also, Jeremy you need to understand that since you left a lot of people stopped following this channel. Give it more time and people will come back.
I've been making content for like 1 to 2 years, and it's just hard anymore. The roles are basically already filled and the digital area is meh because standard.
Commander's Quarters seems to be doing well. It seems like the channels that are uploading different types of content like deck techs, openings, reviews are doing good.
Check out Quest for the Janklord. They do some pretty high quality content. Their only issue is they probably don't post often enough to satisfy TH-cam's algorithm.
You do have casually competitive mtg, rather new channel but are really good. Pure gameplay.
Primal Hunt Cheeks is the best MTG channel imo. How many of the remaining channels aren't beholden to Wizards bullshit? There aren't many, Rudy, Desalator, Magic Historian, and this one. Almost all the Arena streamers are "Wizards Approved". And some of them like Todd Stevens and Mogwai switched to different games. I would like to see someone do an Arena tournament featuring people Wizards hates and their viewers. Take the game away from the loons.
Some others I like to see are:
The Commander's Quarters for... nice fast decks to build
Nizzahon magic for... ideas on new cards, + nice vido style
Desolatormagic for... the rant
What I personally want to see is "the professors" and "the magic show( before it was just set reviews)" if there was a quality draft and joke channel ( see generation d20) I would watch that as well.
I bailed on magic after they banned you. I miss it though it was a good ride. Now I'm into 40k.
Quest for the Janklord is a good channel. Small channel, but they have huge potential.
Rudy for the box openings
Jeremy for ragging on wotc
Pretty much
Don't forget Desolatormagic
Desolatormagic is always honest about WotC good or bad. Dudes got some spicy takes sometimes too. It's always refreshing to hear down to earth real takes.
Outside of this channel, it's really just Command Zone, Prof., and Commander's Quarters.
I'm mostly a Commander player so I get a lot out of them
I'm kinda the same way.
IMO I think your niche is card pulls, openings, and unboxing. Add in your opinions and humor on the current magic industry and market and you’ll be growing for sure. Kept me watching for years now.
I am a newer MTG channel. I started just as a hobby and a way to give back to followers on my instagram page. It’s been pretty hard to generate interest especially during this pandemic. It’s also hard to find a niche for me, but i’m trying to make some good stuff!
The Commanders Quarters, Casually Competative, and the Spike Feeders are relatively new. EDH is the most popular thing for MtG right now, and as a mainly EDH player, I welcome it.
Vintage magic content will never die but is becoming even more niche. Last pack I bought was in 06 outside of drafts.
I found by coincidence Channel called "MTG Arena original decks" and I find that actually really entertaining. I watch it for the lols and giggles. Funny gameplay commentary.
I think theres a big space for people to make videos similar to Evan Erwins Forgotten Lore and Rhystic Studies video essays. I realized those types of videos take long and are costly to make but there's a big space for viewership (I think). Maybe for instance a 10 minute video about the Mirrodin block, talking about the most powerful cards, the community reaction at the time, the art and lore, how it was recieved, what the set did new, what it abandoned, etc.) Maybe a video about Portal 3 Kingdoms, schooling new players about this funny expensive set from the past. Different things like that, really fleshing out existing Magic Culture and creating more content about the real life lore of the game Thats what I want to see and hardly anybody makes it.
the thing is, the subscribers TCC has is probably the biggest you can get in MTG. When we believe the numbers and there are about 12 million players, about half a million is about the number of players I would guess that are invested enough to actually subscribe to a youtube channel. the rest are kitchen table, casual or just dont watch youtube. i just dont think there is enough audience anymore, the only thing that would grow these subsricbers is a growth of magic in general.
Also, many content creators prefer quality over quantity. Thats not how you grow, but if its the way they do their things, then its okay for them to show the integrity.
But all of what you said is still true.
IMHO there are a few factors. When I started my channel I just wanted a place to share my thoughts with everyone and even if no one watched I'd still be happy. After looking around at the MTG TH-cam community, even a couple years ago, it became apparent to me that outside of a few creators your growth is gonna be limited. MTG is a pretty niche hobby, it's often times not engaging to watch as a random person or even a dedicated player(you already mentioned this). The player base is also somewhat split up into different formats so not everything is appealing to every player. The things I've noticed that get the most attention is drama-esque or controversial videos. Stuff like bannings. Or the current state of the game. Speaking of which...
Another important factor is MTG has been in a really bad place for the last year: poorly or untested cards ruining many formats, venturing into territory that's always caused problems i.e. free spells, power creep, 400$ suitcase of fetchlands, inconsistent and often bad storytelling, etc. etc. This could certainly cause many a player to tune out of Magic entirely.
You have one advantage compared to other YTers because you are a controversial figure so you are likely to get more eyeballs that way. Which brings me to my last point. I think most of the Magic content on TH-cam is really boring. It's all same-y and most of them aren't saying anything interesting or novel. Outside of Rudy, are there any people that tune into the content creators to watch that particular person? I can't think of any. To me, that seems like the biggest limiting factor of growth for any channel on TH-cam; you have to be an interesting character to sustain long term growth. If MTG is in a bad state people will tune into you to watch you play LoL or whatever other kind of content you do.
Holy shit, didn't know you ran the quartering, thanks for making multiple high grade channels
PleasantKenobi and MagicAids do great videos which are both game related and comedic too.
I like watching Commanders Quarters. Budget deck builds with reasonable upgrades at the end.
Magic Arcanum for mtg lore
They are waiting for their breakout star. They need someone with a redemption story, a man who was cast aside by a broken system, a man who raised an army, and a man who ultimately forgave those who wronged them and led them to salvation.
Easiest way to keep the channel running is to look mainly at standard format, keep the community in the loop with new sets and make deck techs. The community can keep making new material as long as MTG does. It's getting more people to care about the game is the problem. I say there is huge potential for an app, but the ones they're releasing dont even follow the same game mechanics. They're MTG themed.
You should organise a small TH-cam magic of the gathering online tournament to make some buzz
Been only watching Rudy, Magic Historian and Desolator because they are entertaining. I enjoy product openings and their takes on cards or sets etc etc. I wouldnt mind seeing you do collabs with either of them but, what'll it be about is a big question. Keep on doing you though Jeremy.
Covert go blue, playing with power, and magic aids to name a couple.
Most likely have migrated to the numerous channels playing arena.
I think it is possible people are more interested in watching how decks play.
You could argue that Merchant is an MTG channel.
In reality WOTC excluded its fan base due to SJW. I stopped caring about after the fired Teresa. It’s hard to enjoy a game when the fans are disowned by Hasbro and WOTC.
Also Rudy has views because he’s the only one who states the truth and shoved it in WOTC face. We like real and truthful videos. Fighting against the sear stupidity of WOTC and ignoring the toxic fans.
I wouldn’t say it’s dead by it’s certainly changing
Well, just joined in on this channel and it’s a very interesting topic here. I think the audience has shifted towards edh format with budget edh, like janklord and commanders quarters
I sold my cards, not looking back. Wizards has mismanaged the game.
Just did the same thing myself.
Commanders Quarters, Desolatormagic, and Aether Hub are my top channels. The main issue I have with the bigger channels aren't putting videos out as frequently, people are hungry for content and we need some more content creators and more content.
That's something that makes no sense to me, sets coming out left right and center yet the big creators can't keep up.
I don't play magic and i watch Rudy just because I find him entertaining.
I bumped into the Quartering via this channel. I think just for the WotC news and stuff.
I'm a minis gamer and play other boardgames/card games etc. Haven't played Magic since early university. (which is ages ago... am 36 now)
But I do enjoy watching the market evolve, the way WoTC tackles stuff, the controversies, the economical side of it all etc.
I wanna make a channel and open packs and what not but idk what kinda gear a begginer would need. Any advice Jeremy? (Or anyone in the comments)
I got big goals tbh
You'd need a good camera (obviously lol), some video editing skills since you want to avoid as much "dead air" as possible, and a decent microphone. An interesting personality also goes a long way.
Edh/cedh gameplay and deckbuilds is what I watch personally. Playingwithpower, scg commander versus, cedhtv, casually competitive, commanders quarters and so many great others. Random names I've forgotten: quest for the janklord, magicaids
I got you don't worry I'm starting my mtg channel next week when I have my packages come in to review and add some *spice*
Independent formats like old school are the future of magic
Dont forget The Magic Historian
Commanders Quarters is a real up-and-comer, he does budget commander decks and group called casually competitive which does commander gameplay, I think commander is still doing well because they haven't implemented it on Arena yet, I really like LRR as well their Friday night paper fights
My 2cents re: content creators:
Monoblack Magic - a new and interesting deck ea day? - fugetaboutit!
CGB
MTGJeff
Ali - doesnt have his own ch but puts out content via a co. site and streams.
I am not doing great, 2 years into trying to make content and I still have not reached 1k subs, If it was not for Desolator and The Magic Historian I would still be really struggling for growth. I dont do this for money, I started it as a hobby and to keep my sanity. The growth in this space is very limited. My branding is probably not the best but MTG is first in what I make, then minecraft, then other games, still making what I can when I can.
There's been a huge spike in players in the edh community. Mtgo has gotten more edh players. Cedh is blowing up. Budget deck lists are really popular. I'd say the future of mtg is in edh.
Arena streams who used to be Hearthstone streamers seem to be the hot thing right now.
I dont usually watch magic related content because, and I know I shouldn't let this bother but because the type of people that do watch it act very elitist and it turns me off to it.
Same. It's also why I don't go to public MtG events like FNM. I play casual with friends.
You had it right when you were anti Wizards. I refuse to shell out for over priced cardboard and all of my magic playing friends are selling their collections before the market turns to shit.
The only channel that is surviving on TH-cam itself without doing daily or every other day uploads is NELK