But yeah it is better for the most part, at least being able to decline crappy connections at the start is an improvement. But I've still had a few where it drops down to one or two bars midway through.
I played that game a lot and it's hard to fight the other players in the world because of how much time they put on there and my favorite characters are Alisa, Law, Howarang, and the main character guy from the scenario campaign forgot his name for some reason