I'm one to believe the Searing Light is a good change. There's an argument where playing your pet in certain moments is better. Like Pinax or Temperence.

However, I think that falls behind the potential of delaying Searing Light. Originally, it was forced on GCD 1 because you literally had no option. Now you can look at slipping it into your second Elemental Summon. Summoners were already sad so no changes. I do think Samurais are getting shafted. Ninja is still a question mark. Don't get it wrong, it's probably not a DPS nerf. But gameplay is smoother on the brain, Monk is now the Dancer best friend. Samurai mains will just feel overall less joy on the job.

The Living Dead "buff" is pretty funny also.