Quote Originally Posted by Rentahamster View Post
Auto attack is coming in 1.18, additional refinements to the algorithms, mechanics, and animations will follow in 1.19 and beyond.
Quote Originally Posted by The Lodestone
Auto-attack functionality will be prioritized in 1.18. Changes such as battle algorithm revisions, attack motion diversification, and peripheral motion tweaks are scheduled to take place in 1.19 and subsequent patches.
Can't get much more dead-on than that