Thanks for the quick replies and yes I must agree, that we have some time left, although I do not see that so many clans will rise until then.
@Astolfo_Is_My_WaifuYes, they said that making teams would be easier at T8, AND from there they concluded that more people will be playing, therefore I is supposed to be more easy to progress. Based on this they then say that it is appropriate to reduce the amount of steel. (I checked again on their website about the arguments used).
WG should improve Steel rewards, if what they predicted turns out to be wrong!