The servers couldn't keep up and therefore splinterlands was constantly behind on hive blocks.
Also there were tools that read the selected monsters from the opponent and recommended a lineup to counter it, which gave some people a totally unfair advantage.
People that knew about this exploit would wait until the last second to submit their battles in ranked and the last minutes in tournaments.
RE: The One Thing That Is Going Up In Splinterlands Are The Numbers Of Rental Operations!