[MikeShinoda12345]

I think that's fair, and I don't think anyone would suggest carnaval/diamante is easier than the previous openers have been, but I think it's also worth noting that the parameters of D6 have shifted. D6 is a more skilled division than it used to be, and while it's difficult to predict every division's collective performance on eight different songs (especially when many players are coming back from retirement) it's kind of a given that the difficulty would be shifted up too.

Sorry this is probably really wordy I'm on mobile
Edit: okay hopefully I make more sense now