I've played two GW's lately and have found 0 subcommanders.. The 8 vs 1 red deathmatch is impossible without subcommanders IMHO.
GW needs polish. GW drops are 100% random. So sometimes you'll play without any sub commanders, sometimes you'll get 8.
I also noticed a heavily reduced Subcommander drop rate. In fact I haven't been getting any in my last 3 GWs.
I haven't seen any either, actually. I still think it would've been better to limit the amount of subcomms to three or four instead of making them ridiculously rare.
8v1 battle vs red? That should just never happen. How many moves are you making before you get there? Besides, tank stomp tech (boosts to armor, damage, speed, all stacked) still beats 8 enemies. You establish an army early, can easily kill 3-4 of them. Then you teleport to other planets and keep a deathblob synergizing on them. Then you surge planet by planet pushing units to sweep across enemy bases.