I think my expectations would be most in line with expecting something roughly 994 quality at best.
I'm not sure how much 1018 is going to cover personally, so I'm not terribly sure how much it'll cover on the consistency front. The most important thing for 1018 would be Zoro's Tatsumaki. Kaido's attacks are impressive but I don't think they need content quite as strong as that scene for Zoro.
As long as there's no CG Kaido involved like in 1004...
CG Kaido looks very off and i won't stop saying that lol. Kid's CG is a lot less noticeable since you primarily look at the character and not what he has attached to him. At most subconsciously one may notice it.
One other thing, Aoki was PA for 1015. I expect Mineta & Tokita to be PA's for 1017 & 1018. Mainly because 1016 was mentioned multiple times as the ones where people should lower their expectations. And because those 2 have not had a big episode for a while. They'll need to be on each of them. Both have contacts and i full well hope they pull them out.