the weird bit is not even the wait, it is the uncertainty around the three-month delay. if you are building a Major path, that timing can ruin the whole plan, like.
not every team crumbles because of one bad stat though. when a squad is drained, the comms go messy and the defaults get late, and that is exactly when opening duels start disappearing. the emotional side can hit a veteran-heavy team harder than people think.