A lot of confusion in game could be solved by adding an "upcoming patches" section in the patch notes, where Dante would put all things he plans to apply in the next patch, editing them as and when he sees fit - this could be further improved by instead editing this information into the "NNG" dropdown menu in the dream seeker client.
Not only would this reduce the amount of confusion as to the next patch, but it would reduce the work load of the GMs who have to answer the same questions to different people in full - allowing them to concentrate on their other duties.