Cant even fight at anchors without the sound showing up after battles... lol

Right now, they're all sitting at headquarters and patting themselves on the back for a job well-done while telling themselves the lag is due to the influx of new content players. Once the "Ermagerd!!! It'z kerty kertz and nercrozzz!!!" crowd has lost interest and wandered back to Minecraft again, they'll have to reevaluate (because the lag will still be there, just like it is every single time we repeat this same insane cycle that they can never seem to anticipate) and will release a "fix". It happens literally every single time they put out new content. Just be patient. This is a game of attrition, not immediate gratification.