Thankfully the game has Gotten much better thanks to updates.
Thankfully, now the game is playable and literally lag-free, due to the many updates and patches this game has received. So those, like me, who bought it when it first released, and have either cast it aside or sold it, try it out now, its great tactical fun that no one should miss out on.
One thing I would love for them to add, is a 4-8 player co-op/story-like mission mode, where you play through a campaign and need to work together to accomplish your goals. Since the game is competitive-online only, this mode will be sweet. Can't ever go wrong with co-op(Unless it's immplemented in a WoW-esque fashion like R2...)