Summoner Early Post-Launch Feedback at level 80

[Shougun]

Any idea when 5.08 is going to drop?

Isn't 5.08 today?

From the launcher:

In order to accompany Patch 5.08, we will be performing maintenance on all Worlds at the time below, during which FINAL FANTASY XIV will be unavailable.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and we thank you for your understanding.

[Date & Time]
Aug. 28, 2019 11:00 p.m. to Aug. 29, 2019 3:00 a.m. (PDT)
* Completion time is subject to change.

[Affected Worlds]
All Worlds

* The Home World Transfer Service will be suspended 30 minutes before maintenance begins, and will be unavailable until maintenance has ended.

* Certain features in the FINAL FANTASY XIV Companion app will be unavailable until maintenance has ended.

* Any duty recorder data recorded prior to this maintenance can no longer be replayed after this maintenance.

[NovaBismarck]

Guess we'll see tomorrow. The patch notes state:
"Regarding DoTs, we've received lots of feedback saying that players would like DoT durations extended, but we are instead considering reworking Ruin spells so that their potency will no longer be dependent on the number of DoTs inflicted on the target.

Easing the difficulty of playing summoner is still in a phase where it's being considered. On the other hand, the change to Ruin spells will be scheduled for patch 5.08 if we determine that the adjustment is effective.

Ninja, samurai, and summoner are on high priority for changes, but these are still in development so we cannot go into too much detail for now."

Patch notes ref:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/402453

Personally as a full time casual player doing midcore content and only savage occasionally, I can definitely state personally damage tied to dots is a pain for reasons too numerous to count. Think I've recounted this several times before in smn threads, so I won't rehash. It'll be a welcome change for me. Now that is not to say they should remove dps, I would like to see a damage increase somewhere else to compensate.