It's certainly fair to say that DT BLM is harder than EW BLM in some sense, given that the job became less flexible.

Personally I find it amusing reading all the comments here saying that they enjoy the job being harder when SE stated in the patch notes they wanted to make the job easier to approach.

I also think that the rigidity of the job is going to present a future balance problem, I can't see DT BLM handling the upcoming Eden ultimate well if there's any phase that's like TOP P6 - which is going to necessitate changes to the job given the competition it has in the non-res caster slot - i.e. a job that is much more flexible, easier to execute, and gains much more from downtime.