The Tournament of Honor warns players that an abuse is possible on the map called Land of the Outcasts. In many cases, rushing on the 5th day of the first week will get you an easy win in less than an hour. As a result, they updated their ranking system for all Squire or higher ranked players.

They also suggest using Quick Combat as much as possible to speed up the pace of a multiplayer game. The Quick Combat results are fairly accurate, and in some cases you will even minimize your losses. There's always the option to replay the battle if you're not satisfied with what the computer came up with.