Nah, it makes them weaker.

The bots rotate between two attack styles depending on if they are in melee range which makes it easy to flick against them, whilst on the other hand you can equip a range weapon and blood barrage catching them off prayer 100% of the time.

Difficulties before were than even through prayer melee range on robes was sometimes more powerful than blood-barrage off prayer, especially if you missed the occasional flick. Obviously ideally you'd be flicking to catch them on mage attack but that is harder, as is flicking armor. That possibility is negated through this so it should be much more viable to beat them every time.