Apart from the truth that Boyd has participated in all six management pillars of the Gaming Membership, he shared how proud he was that a lot of the aggressive groups he began are nonetheless round.
“Out of the three I began, two are nonetheless going robust at the moment,” he mentioned, “They don’t seem like they’re going anyplace.”
One other supply of delight for Boyd is the venue’s grand opening. “For 5 years, I’ve been listening to that we’re going to have a bodily area, and solely within the final yr and a half did we get it. Seeing it now, lastly, after…having that teaser in your thoughts for thus lengthy—all of the totally different locations it might’ve been, the place it ought to’ve been, I can’t think about it anyplace else however right here now. As it’s proper now, it’s an ideal spot.”
Boyd shared that considered one of his fondest recollections by means of these years was internet hosting his first huge occasion, the Beat Saber Showdown, in 2022. “That was a two-week occasion that was a variety of enjoyable,” he mentioned. “For Stream Crew, in all probability my favourite reminiscence with that was OU Giving Day 2022. I had a bit of working bit with the taser, and it blew up on my hand within the livestream, so that you simply see myself getting electrocuted within the Giving Day livestream,” he laughed.
As for his expertise in aggressive groups, Boyd shared, “There’s nothing like getting your first win. You’re working your butt off, you’re coaching. Your whole life, you’ve by no means performed aggressive…you consider your self because the run-of-the-mill, and then you definately…smoke them 3-0. Nothing can beat that.”
Boyd defined how, because the group’s coach, he valued the little occasions between group members. “[I have] by no means been prouder in my life than Halo’s first group get-together. [It was a] weekly factor after our…conferences—we’d go to Buffalo Wild Wings each Thursday evening. We’d be there till, like, one o’clock within the morning simply speaking, hanging out, having a good time.”
