I've played some hours now and think the patch 1.18 were good. The Auto-attack is nice. Grand Companies gives you better party leves. Finally it's easier to repair items.

But here is my current wish list:
+ Gives us the flag-icon and stuff so it gets easier to start a party, and see who wants to team up.
+ It's still better to equip high rank armour even if you are at a low rank. Fix so you have to use a more proper ranked armour.
+ It would be fun to have your companion at your side while doing solo fighting.