I typically dedicate 15-20 hours a week for Wars. This excludes any time I might be helping others, but includes playing alt accounts across our six guilds if ever we’re short a 30-person roster somewhere.
I agree brackets need fixed. That would mostly solve the issue. I once wrote a lengthy proposal of how to fix them, but it was largely panned, as is to be expected around here 
EDIT: for the link — the entire thread is…illuminating. Thread got locked, lip-service got paid, a lot of good (and not so good) feedback given…