It's going to be direct, to the point, and might offend.

But...it's from the heart. A little about me:

30/m - Worked in the gaming industry. I've been playing for 20 years (competitive at the GP-ish level for 10 of those) and I remember the beginning. Everything. I remember the good times, the bad, and the weird.

Here we go:

During the last PT, I tuned in on Twitch and much to my lack of surprise, what did I see? Two overweight men in their 40's asking each other what certain cards do.

That might ruffle some feathers, but what I just said isn't at all subjective. This is literally what was on screen.

I love BDM and RB as historians of the game, their commitment to...you know....whatever. However, they might be the worst possible faces of Magic the Gathering in your coverage you could have possibly selected. It's this (I'm from Alabama) "Good ole boy" mentality that continue to give these guys a job commentating. They provide no real value to the viewer, they don't make anything interesting, and the majority of their commentary is essentially what you would hear if two viewers of the stream were talking to each other. This is not good commentary. Take one look at Hearthstone, LoL, Dota, Counterstrike, etc., and tell me that BDM and Randy Bhueler don't make you want to jump off a building.

Sure - You can argue that Magic is vastly different from various digital products, and you'd be correct. However, for the future of the game, the entire production process has to evolve.

In order to make MtG coverage entertaining, there has to be a better cast of characters and better production value:

1. Cast of characters - Anybody see Reid Duke on stream recently? Do I have to say anything else?

This is what Magic coverage needs. Different lines of play, in-depth math on deck choices, and actual value for the viewers - not BDM running around, out of breath, running up to tables with a microphone....having no clue what's going on at any given table. This was borderline pathetic. Terrible coverage.

1. Production Value - I do not mean quality of video stream. I mean actual value. Give the viewers a damn reason to watch, not just check the decklists on Sunday. If you paid attention, you would have noticed that the PT commentary was 90% of those 2 trying to figure out what shit does and 10% live gameplay footage with silence (which was arguably better than listening to them). Zero personality.

A lot of people think that MTG has missed the boat on a good digital product...and I tend to agree. However, we can still take what we have....what we love...and make it entertaining. The forward face of the MTG scene, from the GP and PT level, has to get....younger. Period.

For lack of a better term, from a marketing and sales perspective, it needs more Mountain Dew. Sad to say, but it's 100% correct.