So reading the patch notes, especially focusing on the smn changes, because that's what I main as dps.

There was a better way to fix smn than just buffing the side damage(dots do roughly 15-20% of their total damage). This looks to be about a 5% overall damage increase, so while good, the aetherflow/dreadwyrm is still going to feel very awkward.

As it is right now, once you use your third aetherflow, you can't pop it to get the 3 stacks right away, because if you do, you lose them when you go into dreadwyrm trance. If this had been adjusted, you'd get aetherflow about 17 seconds sooner, instead of having to wait through trance to use it again. This would be an overall damage increase due to being able to use bane, painflare and even energy drain more quickly, and it would also be a quality of life change to make the job feel less awkward.