That's why I wrote that also 2-4 weeks before the end would be ok. The estimation would be more accurate. The first they did it was announced as interval, so announcement of 10% to 20% would be enough for me. But I don't think someone expect 40% drop this season.
I think it's very important for making plans to know how much it's going to decrease.
There is problem of bigmen. Because it was for NT's with these players very hard to keep them in game shape. Now, it could be easier to find the team which keep them for more than few weeks and keep him in good game shape.
All my criticism is based on these principles:
1) lack of communication (including not up-to-date game manual, lack of communication of bug fixing etc.)
2) major changes should be well-tested and announced in advance
3) all the criticism is usually for making the game even better
I love this game, but all has some limits.