Alternate Solution to Engineered Bases

I have a Defenceless TH11 - built it in the event we had to go up against other Engineered Clans. By the time it reached a stage where we could have used it in war, SC had sort of fixed Matchmaking. Long story short, that account never got back in to war ever again.

Here's the BUT

I put a ton of effort and moolah into that account, so much so that I maxed it out barring a few troop upgrades. I love how it looks and would never want to add any defences to it. I enjoy building creative bases that can trip up attackers with just my CC troops. All I do is play multiplayer with it and I really enjoy it.

Now suddenly, out of the blue, after years of insisting that they did not want to dictate how players built their bases, SC decides to drop this bomb about needing to have all buildings placed before moving up to the next TownHall.

The problem people have with engineered bases is their unfair advantage in war; so here's a solution - take away that advantage in war - either by weighting them as much a base with Level 1 defences or by mandating that they have all the buildings before being able to participate in war.

Engineered bases hurt no one in multiplayer. Using the above solution will allow the war advantage to be taken away while allowing SC to stick to their original mission statement and philosophy of "allowing players to progress in the game the way they want"

I'm barely on the game anymore and this whole grind of building and upgrading defences from scratch just seems tiring to me. Ever since the news came up about placing all defences before being able to upgrade to the next TH, my enthusiasm to play has literally gone down the toilet.

Hope SC will reconsider this and fix it in a way that makes sense and is in keeping with their original philosophy. I really love my base and the way it looks. Please don't make me choose between quitting or placing them defences.