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Some exciting tidbits:

> Implementation of content for acquiring and upgrading job-exclusive weapons. (1.22-1.22a)
> Release of higher Grand Company ranks. (1.22)
> Implementation of buff system for company seal exchange items. (1.22)
> Construction of an imperial stronghold related to Meteor. (1.22)
> Implementation of new imperial weaponry. (1.22) Gun-weapons? o.o
> Implementation of system for seeking materia melding (1.22)
> Making certain unique/untradable items convertible into materia. (1.22)
> Addition of damage-per-second display to weapon information. (1.22)
You forgot:

>implementation of Garuda primal fight with hard mode (1.22)
>implementation of new Materia
>DoL/DoH/DoW/DoM friendly Hamlet Defense

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Patch 1.22 will see the threat of the Seventh Umbral Era grow ever more apparent. A new primal, Garuda, will descend to offer players the fight of their lives, while swarms of monsters will fall upon hamlets with a vengeance. You’ll also want to keep an eye on the developments between adventurers and entities like the Grand Companies and the Garlean Empire.

Hamlet defense, postponed from 1.21, appears in today’s list. Replenishing supplies in order to expand and fortify hamlets will form part of the content, which can be enjoyed not only by battle classes, but crafters and gatherers as well. We believe that it will be worth the wait!

As for the all-important release date for 1.22, we’re aiming to have it go live at the end of April, ahead of the holiday period in Japan known as Golden Week. The whole team is running full tilt to meet this objective.

Now, I’d like to make an extra mention regarding the job-exclusive weapons listed among the updates. As you can see, there’s a chance that it’ll take until patch 1.22a or later. We’re in the middle of finalizing cost estimation, and so dates are still up in the air. I’ll be sure to keep you in the know on our progress in coming letters.
Sums it up nicely.

One last thing: the fact that Job Specific weapons (and upgrades!) might be pushed back til 1.22a or 1.23 shows us that Garuda is not linked, meaning that Garuda will likely drop loot other than Job Specific Weapons. Who knows? Maybe Primal armor/accesories?