In Letter X from Yoshi-P he stated the following:

"This time around, the list contains additions planned for up until summer 2011. You see what I did there with the bold font for emphasis? But anywho, without further ado, feast your eyes on the list in its entirety! (Remember, these are our plans until summer 2011!)"

Now let's see what this means.

Until by definition means...

"
–conjunction 1. up to the time that or when; till: He read until his guests arrived.

2. before (usually used in negative constructions): They did not come until the meeting was half over.


–preposition 3. onward to or till (a specified time or occurrence): She worked until 6 p.m.

4. before (usually used in negative constructions): He did not go until night.

5. Scot. and North England . to; unto."

June 21st marks the summer solstice and as we all know, patch 1.18 is coming mid-June. Does this mean we will be seeing this entire list come true in patch 1.18? He does says that the list contains "ADDITIONS" planned for up until 2011. By additions, could it mean that only the "NEW" items will make it to patch 1.18? It would make more sense since Jump is on the list also and was set to lower priority making it not very likely to appear as part of 1.18.

If Yoshi-P is using the word "UNTIL" appropriately then this is what patch 1.18 is made of.

  • Opening tutorial adjustments
  • Grand Companies quests
  • Seasonal events
  • Job quests
  • Implementation of initial camera position retention
  • Display targeting cursor above character
  • Introduction of pop-up help
  • Configuration menu improvements
  • UI revisions based on battle system reform
  • Management window for achievements
  • Materia crafting system (name tentative)
  • Reward and balance adjustments for behest
  • Equipment attribute revisions
  • Synthesis recipe revisions
  • Repair system improvements
  • Crowd control system revisions
  • Reexamination of Return cost
  • Reexamination of surplus values
  • Abolition of physical levels
  • Physical bonus revisions
  • Reexamination of requirements for setting actions
  • Job system mechanics and Establishment of job specifics
  • Creation of job assets
  • Addition of frontier hubs
  • Strengthening of beast tribes
  • Environment collision detection, Initial adjustments stable, moving towards ongoing
  • adjustments
  • Ongoing addition of notorious monsters

  • Ifrit battle
  • Mount system
  • Achievements
  • Rank 30 and 50 Dungeons.
This should be the minimum we will see in patch 1.18 as per what Yoshi-P. More items will probably be added too.

Am i wrong to read it this way?