Blm is getting it's higher aoe back yes, but it had been nerfed in hw, c'est la vie.
I do not think smn will be so far behind like some of you are making it seem.
Opinions will matter more once people are actually able to try out with the new changes and do content, not just going by reading tooltips (which are often mis-translated) or by those that have tried at the conference.
For all we know the actual potencies could be wrong....
Anyways you people are too focused on what we do not even know with 100% certainty, lol