As you may know, for our Halo 5 review , we decided to hold off on a final score until we'd had enough time to play multiplayer in a true post-launch environment.

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Our matches are connecting quickly, whether we queue alone or with a party

Both Warzone and Arena modes feel smooth and lag free

With the exception of one or two matches (out of dozens), our connections stayed strong for the whole match

We haven't felt cheated out of kills because of rubberbanding

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A bunch of IGN editors jumped into MP right as the servers went live, and have kept playing throughout the morning and afternoon.We're happy to report that the Master Chief Collection's myriad launch issues are virtually non-existent for Halo 5 We are getting ready to post our final, scored review very soon, so stay tuned to IGN. Until then, let us know how your experience has been with Halo 5 so far in the comments below.

Brian is an Editor at IGN. You can follow him @albinoalbert on Twitter.