Perhaps change war rewards to reflect that? It's glaringly obvious that Attack and Defense are huge again, and Hero Strength is... well, it helps a bit with killing crap and the Epic Boss I suppose...
So, perhaps instead of rewards that are silly, why not give some attack and defense boosts, perhaps even some HS boosts? I've been playing for awhile, and in the last year I really don't recall many of these... I mean, I've got a sword with +35 attack to it, and I don't recall anything else beyond those.
Just a thought.