00:00 – Opening banter: Griffin celebrates the return of the back button 00:30 – “Good morning, galaxy!” – G7 officially arrives 01:00 – Introducing the Dauntless, The Veil, The Margins, and Surge hostiles 02:00 – Early reactions and first bugs spotted in the G7 rollout 03:00 – Griffin and DJz discuss first impressions and ship balance 04:00 – Can G6 epics fight G7 hostiles? Jules Verne’s upcoming tests 05:00 – No vengeance? No problem? Strategy talk begins 06:00 – Early player results and damage reports 07:00 – Hostile power scaling: 8 trillion hull points and isolated mechanics 08:00 – Crew importance: Joachin, Palya, Apex Shred meta talk 09:00 – Sigma faction credits explained – new currency for G7 10:00 – Conversion cooldowns and the end of latinum conversions 11:00 – Economy “reset” analogy and early player reactions 12:00 – Officer abilities deactivated above level 71 hostiles 13:00 – Nine legacy officers capped – Pike, Moreau, Mudd, Picard, and more 14:00 – Daily grind preview and mining dailies overhaul 15:00 – 9 trillion rep barrier and the single G7 miner revealed 16:00 – Chat reaction: “Who’s actually ready for this grind?” 17:00 – Vengeance ship officially confirmed as G7’s entry key 18:00 – Missing Vengeance packs and sourcing frustrations 19:00 – K9Tooth’s early success vs. 71 hostiles with the Q ship 20:00 – Crewing deep dive: Janeway, The Doctor, and Anorax meta 21:00 – 80-round battles and the “Return of the Burn” 22:00 – Neelix and augment loop strategies resurface 23:00 – Wrath of Khan loop now essential for G7 success 24:00 – Dauntless “Seek and Destroy” mechanic breakdown 25:00 – Daily cap math and tier scaling details 26:00 – Early Dauntless bugs and Q’s Trials creep 27:00 – Mirror Universe “cancel bug” warning and workaround 28:00 – Seek and Destroy auto-engage issues 29:00 – Griffin rejoices again: “The back button works!” 30:00 – Narrative segment: 222 new missions and story praise 31:00 – Full mission threading and story recap excitement 32:00 – Patch note housekeeping and new officer updates 33:00 – Strange New Worlds Scotty and Mbenga reworks 34:00 – Hostile cap increase from 2000 to 2500 35:00 – Villain Gul Dukat announced as October’s new officer 36:00 – Kir’Shara tweaks and Borg Cube “fix” skepticism 37:00 – Improved cube navigation and lingering rubberbanding 38:00 – Community Q&A: should players push to Ops 71? 39:00 – Choice rewards, chest buffs, and economy balance 40:00 – G7 material sourcing and chest scaling 41:00 – Surge event requirements and alliance gating 42:00 – G7 crewing trends and the rise of Seska 43:00 – Shield restore meta explained for 60+ round fights 44:00 – Final community notes, Ascension events today 45:00 – Griffin announces Twitch coverage at 8PM Eastern 46:00 – Closing thank-yous, launch day reflections, and outro

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