The gh was not removed from the game or removed from war. People still use it. It's still allowed. The best solutions to issues like war matching will never ever be "delete these accounts" The best solutions are inclusive and let anyone have whatever kind of account they can/want to build. The solutions are changes to the game's internal calculations.
Tmh is right... Always... The mechs in use have been flawed and not changed... The hot range and payout calculations are just flat out silly... Yes silly, and who else has noticed the Devs complete lack of acknowledgement on this? So broken