Then we're talking about 2 different things. It's my belief that the OP is complaining about the speeds of Conquest characters. Some of them have crazy speed, that you'll never be able to match. If the team also has the ability to turn meter train or the crit thing with Phoenix, then you won't get many turns.
I don't think the OP is talking about turning the auto function on, rather that the enemy team is controlling the battle for large parts of it due to their initial speeds and then Turn Meter (choo choo) training. Remember, most of us mod our characters for good speed and hopefully get the jump on the enemy team, which is wasted to a degree in Conquest.