You need to check the DIMSAH variable.
DIMSAH
Initial value: Off
Controls the display of dimension line arrowhead blocks.
Off Use arrowhead blocks set by DIMBLK
On Use arrowhead blocks set by DIMBLK1 and DIMBLK2
'making a long story short, if DIMSAH is "ON", you can change DIMBLK all you want and won't see any changes. Change it to off, and you can set the DOT globally with DIMBLK.