Ping is a little higher, but everything is in fact smoother and much less lag. I get little ping spikes, but it is less severe (~+30-40 ping and a little sliding) and probably my own connection.
I feel that chambering is a ton more reliable on battle servers now. Hitting it when I think it will work and getting hit when I knew I mistimed it, for nonstabs.
Hope to see a stress test under a strat battle to see how it performs under load.