If you like mashing repetitively just for something to do, I don't see why you care about auto attack either way. You don't have to pay attention to do either.

Also, taking a jab at a person's ability to play well based on them making a blanket example to contrast a system we haven't even seen yet- seems petty & rude.

I'm sure there would be timing in either system. Regardless, railing against auto-attack only so you have something to do besides, "watch the fight" seems silly. I can't see your argument any other way than you asking to keep pressing play to watch a movie; otherwise it'll stop every 3 seconds.