I absolutely hate the overpower change, and if I wasn't playing BLM in PvP nonstop I'd be way more vocal about this.
The cone worked a lot better as it required a target. Hitting nothing is terrible, and honestly I think all the tanks should start with a cone with required target.
Even after the initial pull (which usually isn't via your AOE anyway) just spamming two circle aoes is rather dull. SE is known for making interesting jobs more and more dull and samey over time. You gotta express distaste for that.

Bring back conal overpower!