From what I hear from others who have been part of closed Beta trials, we are seeing what is to be expected at this time. There are all kinds of programs running in the background to keep an eye on problems, etc., so that does cause some lag. Each time we encounter a bug, we are making the game better. I feel so lucky to be a part of this! I started playing VMK when it was about 4 months old. It ran slow, and you got disconnected all the time. VMK runs so well now, we forget!