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Flabagast
There is a lack of motivation in this war, that much is evident. As Verly has said though, there are a few reasons why the progress has been a little sluggish.

I think one of them is that the stakes are quite different. Rather than saving a town from invasion or a lovable NPC from danger, we find ourselves crawling through the interior of a being we know very little about, in exchange for answers to some questions that only a portion of the community have been discussing and pondering over the last year or so.

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A couple of things I want to address-

First of all, this war was proceeding slowly for a variety of reasons from the very start. It is also intended to be a two week war, compared to a war that completes in one week that is intended to be completed in one week.

Second, we're trying something new. Obviously that doesn't always go well, but the great thing about this being an online game is that we can learn, adapt, and make changes as needed.

For example, this war has no visible unlockables. Percent unlockables are a huge incentive and mini goal for the community. However, by having them hidden in this war, it's demotivating to just see plain war waves for the rest of the war.
Obviously, given the 20% quest, there are unlockables to come, but we need to and will adjust things in the following days. I will say, the next unlock is at 50%.

Was the puzzle too hard? Perhaps. However, it was intended to have players work together to figure things out. Maybe it was too difficult to start things off with. It was something different that we tried and we learned from it.

Third, this isn't a filler event.

Finally, there's been a lot of good feedback, and we're always looking to improve. This is some old, old tech and gamestyle. Some things we change for the better, but much is still a remnant of the past. There's a lot that we would like to try, as we have here. But these changes take time, and we ask that you please be understanding when some things either don't hit the mark at first, or are just outright not good. That doesn't mean to stop giving feedback, both good and bad. Without feedback, it can be difficult to judge what works and what doesn't.

None of this should be taken as excuses- this war clearly isn't doing as well as any of us would have hoped.

But, I sincerely believe that as it progresses, it will be very satisfying for most players. There's still a lot left to uncover.