Did you know that canonically Aragorn can not grow a beard? Weird how no one seems to care about this canonical change! Seriously all of these racist comments about black Aragorn are absolutely disgusting! Representation Matters a lot!
I think one of MTG’s biggest failures over the years has been making its IP recognizable. It is the biggest and most popular TCG in the world. Yet if you ask a random person on street there is a good chance they don’t know what it is. How is that possible? 1/8
I am no longer going to be making MTG content. This not an easy choice and for sure not the safest choice I can make. But I no longer love magic like I did when I was part of the Nitpicking Nerds. I do still enjoy the game and will continue playing 1/5
I have officially parted ways the Nitpicking Nerds. I did a full video on the Nitpicking Nerds but wanted to share some thoughts on twitter as well. To start I have no ill feeling or bad blood with Beezy. Beezy is my best friend in the world. In fact I would site preserving 1/7
What is your favorite card that has LGBTQ+ representation? It is a hard pick for me but I think my favorite is one of the 1st Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis. The art and Flavor text tell such a rich story without saying almost anything.
I want to share this for all MTG content creators who may not know! If you are editing a video making a thumbnail or just need a PNG of a card use this button on scryfall! They have every card every printing and it is all consistently sized making editing with the images a breeze
I know this bad for me to do as a content creator but I do not care about WotC. They are a billion dollar company that constantly extrorts and takes advantage of its fan base. From Secret Lair to Magic: 30 to Commander Masters. This company is not on the players side at all.
I don’t just support proxies, I encourage it! Don’t buy Commander Masters just proxy it! I have considered selling all my cards and just proxying everything with how WotC treats the players!
Another end to such a big part of our lives; today Beezy moved out with Mia to Rhode Island and the old NN studio is officially gone. I am feeling really emotional to see him and the studio gone, but I’m also happy we can both go our separate ways and still be as close as ever.
Let's do a fun thread! What is a card you feel is criminally underplayed in commander? For me it is Vona's Hunger it is only 1% decks on EDHrec and I have never seen it in the wild! I love it in decks like Glissa, the Traitor, Negan, the Cold-Blooded and Kamber, the Plunderer!
I love that this meme of a card is legit just one of the best equipments ever! So good it has it's own modern deck and goes in almost all equipment base commander decks!
When I started making content it was just for fun. I never thought I would make a difference in any meaningful way. I mean how could I? I was only taking about a children's card game on the internet. But things like this are the reason I will never stop making content! 1/3
I am beyond grateful that y'all let me talk about magic on the internet as a full time job. Thanks again to every fan, viewer and support of the channel over the past 5 years. I hope to see you all on my next adventure.
-Joe Cherries 7/7
I would love everyone’s uncensored opinions on Commander Masters! No judgement for liking it, hating it or even not caring! Mine is good set design that is completely ruined by the price! I would rate it a 3/10. If it was a reasonably priced set I would be closer to 8/10.
I was not expecting all the personal attacks on my Aragon post. These people are racist, transphobic and just overall garbage humans. I assumed a few people would like my post and that would be it but damn these losers really mad.
Why are we so ashamed of our bodies? Why is nudity considered inherently sexual when it isn’t in the slightest? Why are we so afraid of people seeing others naked? America is weird and stupid!
I am very scared right now. I have a lot of confidence that I will succeed in whatever I do next but starting new is always scary. I can honestly say right now I am not sure the next steps for me and that is ok. This break is for my mental health and to figure shit out. 6/7
I just read the Reddit thread about the NN “break up” and omg was it funny. The speculation is total nonsense. People wanna manufacture drama that isn’t there and read deeply into our personal lives without actually knowing us at all.
I honestly believe commander should have no ban list at all. I think the current ban list should become a suggested list that is not enforced at all. In a casual format bans feel unneeded overall.
MTG characters are not recognizable in any way. It has no characters that people beside fans of the game know. The hot pocket and cheez it cross promotions are fun but the average person will see these boxes and have zero clue what it is. 2/8
my friendship with Beezy as one of reason for my departure from the channel. I am extremely emotional at the time. This was the thing that has been causing me such great distress over the past few weeks. It was why I stayed home from Orlando. I was struggling to come to 2/7
I was scrolling through and removing hateful comments from my comment section today and it made me wonder what other big channels do pronouns. When I looked and saw that
@TolarianCollege
is doing it, it made me feel very happy. The biggest creator and personality in MTG...
The MTG Ambassador program is bartering and is therefore for subject to being taxed.
The fair market value of the Commander Masters product recieved is ~$1300. and that is just one sets worth!
This could leave creators needing to pay hundreds in taxes!
They deserve CASH!
I want to continue having a positive impact on people. So I will be making content 100% but that will be after a short break. I am currently in NYC taking a vacation and relaxing with my partner. It is nice to have some- real time off for the 1st time in a long time 5/7
You y'all know who is great? Beezy of the
@NitpickingNerds
he is my best friend and I wuldn't trade him for the world! I know a lot of people think there is bad blood since I left the channel but that just is not true! He is has helped me through this transition phase so much! <3
terms with all the changes. I love all the people who have support the channel and me. I plan on staying in content creation but I am not sure what kind of content I will make yet. I have a deep love for the MTG community. I have met so many great friends via this game and 3/7
even if I didn't make MTG content I would still be a part of MTG community. Magic has shaped so much of my life. I can't imagine my life without the game honestly. I have received nothing but love and support after the video went live today. and I am so thankful for that 4/7
I feel pretty heartbroken today. Things are going in a direction I could have ever predicted. I feel very lost currently but I do have lots of support around me. Lots of tears today and I’m sure lots to come. But this is a new chapter I have to make the best of it.
This is a
@MTGNerdGirl
appreciation post! She legit does more for fellow content creators than anyone I know! She works nonstop to make sure that not only she succeeds but also that the people around her succeed! I am proud to call her my friend and I am so glad to have met her!
I am in a very good place in my life and genuinely very happy! I have a husband that absolutely amazing. I am have made a career change that wouldn’t have seen as an option just over a year ago. I moved across the country another thing I just wouldn’t have thought I’d do. 1/3
I am Joe Cherries! I love playing Magic: the Gathering! But more than that I love the MTG community! As much as I love the game I love and and cherish this community more that! Y’all are the reason I want to keep making MTG content! Much love to y’all!
Overall I think I fell so deeply in love with magic because of my friendship with Beezy and our channel that we built from the ground up. Since I have moved on from NN magic just, as the kids say, “doesn’t hit the same”. I’ll still continue enjoying the game as a fan 2/5
I am official not buying from TCGPlayer anymore. This is 100% unacceptable behavior! TCGPlayer can get bent! So sick of big business screwing over its employees and/or customers! Fuck Capitalism!
The TCGPlayer union reps reached out to me last week to talk about their ongoing situation
There was A LOT to go over, but the main bullet points are:
-TCGplayer management is denying the union's certification and don't acknowledge the union as valid (1/X)
Doing something that someone else is doing in content creation is 100% fine. You will almost never be the 1st person to do something in content creation. We decided to do a precon decks much like
@TolarianCollege
and man some were really mad.
Alright twitter friends I have made my 1st choice towards making new content! I am staying in the MTG sphere! I love the MTG community too much to leave! I was really reminded of this the past 2 days by hanging out with
@defiantnecro
,
@sporef4g
,
@k0ppk0pp
and
@Tio_Pablo_MTG
!
Though I am leaving MTG content creation I am not leaving content creation as a whole. I will be streaming games on my twitch channel starting today and I am working on other projects for YouTube. Content creation is my passion still and I will not stop while I can. 4/5
I will also still work with my content creator friends as guest on their shows if they want me as the thing I love about MTG is the people and friends I have in the community. This community will always have a special place in my heart. 3/5
This Magikarp will be a cherished item for the rest of my life. Beezy gave it to me after he and Mia cleaned out the game play studio. If you won on the NN gameplay series you got to sign it. This item might be the most sentimental thing I own now. 🥲🥲🥲
I am so terrified… I know how to make content but what if I fail… what if I made a huge mistake… I honestly haven’t felt like this in a long long time…
I am officially burnt out on secret lairs. They no long feel special to me at all. When Rebecca Guay art fails to excite me you know something is wrong.
If I hosted a small to medium gathering next year for LGBTQ+, MTG creators in the magic community who would come? Feel free to tag anyone you think should be there as well.
I feel this a big reason for the MTG crossover things. Wizards knows it’s brand needs something to something to stand out. That something is cooler IPs like LotR and Dr. Who. And they are 100% right because the hype around these sets is much higher than other. 3/8
There is a subset of MTG players that seem to have the mindset of just be happy with what you get and be quiet. I will say most of the community has been loud about the price of CMM but not everyone. When shit is bad you call it out! Don't just be served shit and be happy!
Magic can be a game where you play Dr. Who vs Aragorn vs Godzilla vs Daryl and then someone cast a Fortnite spell to destroy everything. This seems to be where magic is heading and I am ok with that. Ultimately the thing that keeps me playing magic is not the crap characters 6/8
Heading out on the road for our big cross country move! Been a long and emotional time, but excited to start a new chapter in our lives! Portland here we come! Cant wait to be neighbors with our good friends
@VeggieWagonYee
@MTGNerdGirl
@AirballMTG
But the game itself. The one thing magic has over other TCGs is that it is the best and most fun game. So ultimately the games IP can be anything and people will like it because the game itself is so damn good! 7/8
I’m laying in bed next to my beautiful partner and god everything just amazing. He is fast asleep but I am just smiling because I get to lay next to his beautiful face. How did I get so lucky?
Today’s video by
@TolarianCollege
really spoke to me. It really feels like things are coming to head where mtg is say if you don’t have an shit ton of disposable income then this game is not for you. And that sucks! Magic should be for everyone! 😢😢😢
So a little bit of my thoughts the past few days. My main choice is what kind of do I want to make going forward. My 1st to make is between MTG content or making a change. MTG is the safe choice. I have had success in the area and I know the game like the back of my hand. 1/5
If The One Ring is good enough to be a staple of EDH which, I feel it is, then it may change the way you pick your removal. Exile was already better than destroy but if you can expect the card at a high percentage of tables the exile based artifact removal becomes a necessity.
One is magic changes something major to try and make the IP actually exciting and fun but that seems unlikely as they have had 30 years to do that and failed. The other is that it becomes a game that is a HUB for other IPs. I think this is very possible. 5/8
The only magic sets that seems to match the hype of the cross over stuff were War of the Spark and All Will be One which felt like crossovers within magic itself. So it feels like there are 2 paths going forward… 4/8
It’s important to make a distinction between the Wotc’s ambassador program and the ambassadors themselves. The individual groups and people who are ambassadors are 100% absolutely doing nothing wrong by being in the program, even if the program itself is problematic.
This what overpricing products does. It hurts us all! Not only will Ron not get to open product she would like to open but the community will not get to experience the content she brings!
I will not be getting any commander masters stuff, sadly. I simply cannot afford it. Not even the precons. So, I apologize if you will miss out on the normal content (unboxing, sealed pods, precon pods, and deckbuilding new sets) for a while. I just can’t budget for it.
I love Magic: the Gathering and the love the community! God this community is so important to me but I am no longer gonna just play the "everything is fine" game to get in good with WotC. Expect a lot more critism from me when I launch my new YouTube Channel later this year.
We don’t have to all like each other but we also don’t have to bully the people we don’t like. Lift the people you like up instead! Positivity > Negativity!
Hey. Don't support creators who use their platform to mock and bully their fellow humans. This community is better than that, and even if it is not: YOU'RE better than that.
These sort of hate/drama channels start with the easy targets, then go after more and more people.
Who is Joe Cherries? This a question I a struggling with a lot. My legal name is Joseph Maraschiello but I really only use that for literal legal stuff at this point. Plus I plan on changing my name legally to Joe Cherries in the future. Cherries was a nickname a good friend 1/5
I will not be in Orlando this weekend. I am have a big struggle with my mental health. I’m sorry to all the people who were looking forward to meeting me in Orlando and to
@CoolStuffInc
for not being able to fulfill my obligations this weekends.
Transparency is very important to me. It is part of the reason I deeply hate NDAs. Though needed for certain things corporations like WotC abuse them. I am working on a video about the MTG ambassador program but am left speculating not because people don’t want to share but.. 1/3
Who in the MTG space does Draphical Gesign. I would really love to hire someone who is part of the MTG community and experienced. I need a channel l o g o and b a n n e r for the tubes! :)
My cartoon avatar having a shirt with pride hearts on it is enough to make people not watch. It is heartbreaking that even when I don't say a thing in my videos about it just being gay is enough to drive viewers away.
More than anything right now I am scared of failing. I love making content so much but I am scare that I might fail this time. It scares the crap out me. This is the only job I want to do and to know I could faal is really scaring me.
I find it very frustrating that because I share my mental health struggles and feelings over the internet that people think that I am unstable or unable to make important choices.
Let's play a game! You have to remove a card from the commander format but it can't be based on power or fun! It just has to be arbitrary nonsense! What are you removing and why? For me it would be Putrid Leech this card grosses me out! I think I have trypophobia!
Today I woke up to find out my partner had gotten up at 530 got in the Lorcana line and got me product. He said I needed to sleep. 😭😭😭
@natureboy995
is too good to me! I love him so much!
It is a bit strange having people who may not be able to afford to go to Magic Con Vegas advertise it. Wizards should be paying for its ambassadors to go to the event in Vegas, especially if they are having them advertise it.
I will say this from a design point commander masters is a home run but ultimately it matters not as the price point is unexceptly high. It is sad that something so cool is ruined simply because of greed.
The things happening in this country are disgusting! The simple fact of the matter is our system is beyond broken. It is scary to live in America and be gay, trans or a person color currently! Fuck the Supreme Court! Seriously fuck right off!