The current situation seems to support that those who do make a successful faint hope application do succeed in having some of the years reduced from parole once they get to the parole board, most likely because they have been able to make the case at that first stage. Although the courts have said that test is relatively low, this will increase the test to one of substantial likelihood of success. There are certain criteria that the judge and the jury have to consider in terms of deciding whether parole years will be reduced.
So there may be some agreement with your comment--it's very hard to speculate in that regard--but there certainly will be more at the front end.