Hi no thats not the case- they seem to have been pushing through all the 176's seemingly clearing them out before the EOI system kicks in.We applied for a 176 on 15/6 and had the vis granted on the 26/7. From getting Ielts and skills assessment back in April the turnaround for us all in was 3 months.
Not sure if that will change once they start processing EOI (as they have stated it will affect 176's) but hopefully most of the people will be through the system by then.