It's definitely a little discouraging knowing that I already have more TPE than I'll ever be allowed to apply in the J, but won't be able to use it for several months. There are certainly users who go inactive because they do well early and get disillusioned by being "stuck" for so long.

That said, there's already a large group who are equally if not more discouraged by the knowledge that one or two teams are so heavily stacked that their run to the finals is all but guaranteed. Any change to the current cap structure needs to focus on not widening that gap and removing the ability for young players and teams to feel like their early efforts are being rewarded in the sim itself.