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May 17, 2024 Minutes

Idaho Esports Association, Inc​

50 Jeffres Lane

Sandpoint Idaho 83864

Location: Virtual https://meet.google.com/kke-etew-tmy

Time: May 17, 2024 3:20 Pacific/4:20 Mountain

Call to Order​

Attendance​

Approvals​

Reports​

  • Financial report
    • Mitch to determine what financial steps we need to take come EOY
      • $1200 last year
      • $4500 current profit of $3k

New Business​

  • State Review
    • Good
      • Lots of kids having fun and playing
      • Events running one at a time
        • Allowed downtime for trophy
      • Interviews were fun and kids enjoyed
        • Studio was great experience
        • Media time that we normally don’t have
        • Lots of viewership on parts of this
      • Best teams getting on stage
        • Shoutcaster on stage
      • Pod style for selecting who went to state
      • Kids being able to help out
        • Other shoutcasters was nice to have
      • Nate vs Math
        • Math actually won
      • Lots of pizza
      • Trophies were a hit (Red maybe first because awesome)
        • Red, White, Blue?
      • Medals were also popular
      • Tech issues were minor and able to be handled by BSU Esports team
        • Brady was a beast
      • Multiple streams were good
        • LeagueOS: can we get a scroll of what game is on what specific channel?
        • SSBU fix?
          • Dalton messed it up trying to move stuff
      • Ropes helped
    • Bad
      • Pizza was a mess, how do we fix feeding people so it doesn’t do that?
      • Val/SSBU/Apex was wayyyy off
        • Val a few round 3 and some that were really close (13-10)
        • SSBU was really close that threw a lot of think
        • SSBU kids were everywhere, on the ground, laying out, in the way
          • Move them to another space?
          • If we use Hampton enough, is there a cost for using that space?
          • Separated kids from a coach might be a no go
            • Sandpoint was solid and took care of themselves, get on their level teams
        • SSBU had a huge crowd turnout
          • Saturday?
          • Not at same time as Val?
          • 2 games on both sides of main stage
          • Move to new site
        • Apex got cut short
          • That late doesn’t work with school transportation or adults
          • Apex running the week or weeks before
            • 50 point rule thing? Match point formula
      • Rocket League/Overwatch
        • Rocket League
          • Groups were sitting before
      • Seeding issues
        • Only group stage usage
          • How to factor in regular stage?
        • Always wrong…
          • Identify at the beginning of the year
          • Keep the same thing over and over
            • Sometimes it helps, sometimes it goes against
          • Make it so anyone can do it
        • Compare and build based off of this past season
      • Frustrated parents on spectating kids in Battlegrounds
        • Spectators were more spread out
        • Can we get them somewhere else?
      • Coach and player creep on the pods of 3 areas
      • Students who weren’t playing didn’t have a opportunity to just play
        • The price to pay for 8 teams playing 3 matches
    • Ugly
      • Apex late
      • Schedule BSU staff differently, students are maxed out at 10 hours
        • How can we help support and prevent that from happening again
    • Shipping cost
      • Highland
      • Rigby
    • BSU Winter major
      • Jan 17-18
    • BSU Fall major, combine for FN?
    • BSU ICCU commitment - 3 events for high schools
    • Improvement suggestion from BSU - trophies for all teams that make it?
  • Game Review
    • Game selection
      • Apex Legends
        • Adding MS to the mix
          • Nate in favor
          • combined state event
          • LeagueOS integration with Apex will make more manageable
        • HS pricing for MS teams
      • Fortnite status - Nate to contact Steve Isaacs getting email from
      • Minecraft – Off-season tournaments perhaps?
        • Can we talk with HSEL/GenE on making this?
        • Can LeagueOS support with player profile whitelist?
      • Racing Game
        • Forza
        • Gran Turismo
        • Formula 1
        • MarioKart 8 if not on smash bros
          • No items - no make up diff
          • Items - blue shell and you lose state
          • 4v4 helps with item issues
            • 2 switches per team to make it
    • Game modes
      • 3v3 Smash
        • Bo3 during season
    • Game rule update?
      • Nintendo
        • Switch lag restrictions
        • Basically no hotspot and wired in
      • Smash
        • HOW ARE WE SCORING THIS! EXPLAIN LIKE I’M AN IDIOT
  • Survey review before global send
    • Approve gift card expense
      • 2 $25 to a console/platform of choice
      • 1 $50 for IEA

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Lost quorum, tabled

Old Business​

Executive Session​

Adjournment​