It's much better, Doc. I remember the aggravation last year having to repeatedly sign in to the servers and the constant freezing. This year the servers were amazing the first few days, then they were bad - but not as bad as last year, just slow, then they shut off the thumbnails and it was better and just fine if not quite as blazing fast, and then it was a lousy weekend. I just DL from the CC area so I can't speak to online play, but for me the servers are much, much better and not an issue. At this point it would not be a concern for future THQ purchases - and that says a lot considering how poochy they were for WWE12. The servers are not great, just good, but I don't feel like they waste my time or have a negative impact on my enjoyment of the game - I've been able to find and download what I need and want to support my purchase.