That's illogical, it will push the gap via f2p/p2w even further.... it's the only possible shot for a f2p to actualy win arena due to p2w heroes, since majority of p2w players are on auto... due to arena bugs... delay... dont care about arena, just space time/zenn

Right move would be for Oasis to use logic and make a friendly power/how old the server is/p2w/f2p arena... to bring the needed same power platform, for servers that are new or old... this was suggested at the first year of Naruto(with math and full info regarding the subject)... they didnt move a finger, so the imbalance train keeps going. New players are in a mess atm when it comes to arena, i feel sorry for them :S, tho it makes you wonder, dont you keep new players by making them like the whole aspect of the game... i mean showing balance parts with logic is one of the basic moves... Meh Oasis!!!!

Oh you are not a gamer it seems :s. Aight lets do this the long way, if you put auto, the moves of your ninjas are prewriten, mysteries that have 0 cd, will go off the first round, now most of those ninjas are ether buff/cc, now if we put lets say a cc ninja on move 2, vs a buff ninja on move 3... the cc ninja has an advantage since it will go for the enemy casting ninja.. therefore, those moves were not made with logic, and to be honest you kinda neglected the job of that ninja, also auto mode always targets low hp hero... so you cant target yourself, you could exploit that with lets say revive heroes aka Hidan! Manual mode lets you time wise the moves of those ninjas, and therefore make a team work, regardless of the position.

To make it short, yes it does help, unless if you wish to have a 80% lose rate :)