I rarely play with real people, and there is always lag.
Play with real people AI is predictable and that leads to boring matches. Real people are much more fun.
He already mentioned that he gets lag (like alot of people) online.
But I'm gonna give you some basic advice Nick, if you are bored put Brink away for a while, wait for the DLC and play the game again when its patched and has DLC, I find that alot of people should do this so the can enjoy the game, but at a later date sadly.