Well that's the beauty of the cup I guess! If it was like my first season where I destroyed everyone to win the cup, then the passion for the game will be gone very fast! I like the challenge to play against higher lever teams (just kicked some guy's ass from level 6 and I'm level 3). Now, does Nordeus force you to purchase tokens? I don't think so, we are all adults (in most cases) and we are free to decide what to do. If we are out of the cup, tough ****, but we still get going and play in the league and CL (plus train the players in your free time so they get better). Last year I lost in the first round of the cup and I was a bit disappointed but then realized that I had more time to train my players and get them ready for the league and CL (which I won both). And again it's just a game