Let me answer your questions, if you play playoff normal your team receives the enthusiasm effects of a regular TIE but the effort level of a regular normal, and if you play playoff CT your team receives the enthusiasm effects of a regular normal but the effort level of a regular CT, so even if you play playoff CT your ent. will NOT go down by half, but after i look at your next opponent there is no need for CT, you play at home, have better players and win easily on normal.