The Official Black Ice Community Stream!

Hey there, fellow Hackers!I'm Xan; a big fan and supporter of Black Ice, and the creator-appointed host for the Black Ice Community Stream! Once a week I dedicate my stream to you guys, the players, and open up a multiplayer room that anyone can join and hang out on stream together. Occasionally I even manage to get the mighty Garrett Cooper himself to join in! Even if you're shy and aren't sure about diving into the game, but still in a Black Ice mood, feel free to hop into the stream chat and strike up a conversation with other viewers! Whether you're a hardcore player, a sidelines theorycrafter, or just an interested passerby, it's all about having a dedicated, regular time and place for anyone and everyone from the community to gather and hang out!Where: My stream at beam.pro/xanesh When: Every Monday starting at 10pm EST, 7pm PDT. The stream will be for a minimum of two hours, until 12pm EST, 9pm EDT, but will have NO set end time unless I say otherwise (I'll be sure to annouce in advance any night that it happens). Depending on how many people show up, and how well the event is recieved, I'll likely go for longer, and may even stretch the stream to other days of the week. It's up to you guys; I'm the one driving this hype train, but I'm counting on YOU to bring people aboard!Other Important Details:1). As a community event, it will be more than just people watching me play videogames; it will be in multiplayer! Look for the room named "BlackIceCommunityStream". Though I do still encourage you to tune in to the stream in the background so you can at least listen while we play.2). You MUST bring a fresh lv0 character each night to participate! We want to make sure everyone gets as even of a chance as possible, and it doesn't turn into a giant CF with one or two hotshots running around nuking everything with Reasons and Heat Lasers, and ruining the fun. If the stream grows to include more than one night I may designate one as a free-for-all, but until then the lv9001 badasses need to start up a room of their own, sorry.3). The room will not have a password, anyone is free to join at any time! Late joins are perfectly fine, but with a HUGE disclaimer that the later you join, the farther behind you'll be. The rest of us will help you catch up however we can, just know what you;re getting yourself into.4). Keep in mind that participating means you will be on stream too. Stay classy guys. I'm not gonna harp on you about rules unless I have to, but I do expect anyone playing with us to follow my stream's (very few) rules even if you're not in stream chat. I have them posted on the stream page.5). As an added twist of both challenge and community interaction, as the host of the show I'll be a good sport and run WHATEVER BUILD YOU GUYS SUGGEST! I'll pick one random user from the chat, and run whatever build they tell me to. No matter how practical or gimmicky, no matter how cohesive or downright bonkers it might be, I will run that build the entire night. Keep in mind that I'll have to actually acquire whatever types of weapons and other items the build requires as we play, but I'll constantly be looking to do so. Be sure to describe the build as best you can, even down to stat point purchases (think in terms of ratios). Anything that isn't specified I'll reserve the right to pick for myself to fill in the blanks.6). We play on the special Indev version, to play around with all of the new upcoming features, and help Garrett weed out the annoying bugs that come with them. Make sure you switch versions before you start up the game and try to join! If you don't know how, this guide will tell you how:7). The main body of the stream will be standard co-op. I understand that there is a growing love of PVP in the community, but the majority still prefer co-op, and that's what the stream was started for. HOWEVER! In light of the growing interest, Garrett and I have decided to officially add a PVP segment to the stream. When the night starts to wind down, and the end of the stream seems close, I'll put out an announcement on the stream for the start of the PVP Round. Myself and anyone else interested will leave the main co-op room (though anyone not interested in PVP is free to stay!), and we'll start up a new room titled "CommunityStreamPVPRound!". PVP mode will be enabled, we'll drop in (literally) with fresh lv0 characters again, and start an all-out brawl to scavenge for loot, find our allies, and power ourselves up while constantly on the hunt for the opposing team to hinder their progress! Anything goes in this mode!8). For those who are interested, a generous community member by the name of Carda39 has given us the green light to use his personal Mumble server during the stream! The server only has a 10-user capacity, so spots will be on a first-come/first-served basis. All the more reason to tune in early! Server info will be handed out verbally over the stream, out of respect to Carda I'd rather not have the address sitting out in the open. Also please keep in mind that this is Carda's personal server, and is only to be used by the community during our community stream on Mondays. Anyone who invades the server outside streaming times and refuses to leave will be permanently banned from the Mumble and lose their voice comm privileges until further notice. Bottom line: be nice to Carda and he'll keep being nice enough to lend us the serverSo with that being said, LET'S GET HYPED! Be sure to follow my stream, as well as my YouTube and Twitter if you really want to be nice. Spread the word to everyone you can, both fellow players, players-to-be, and anyone else you think might be interested. Even if someone you know doesn't play the game, I urge you to drag them with you to watch anyways. I have a special announcement to give at the end of tonight's stream that might just make it worth their while... ;)See you at 10pm!-Xanesh