From the receiving end of a crappy connection:
I have a bad connection, though it is smooth most of the time. My pings range from 700 up to 1400 in game play. I usually average some 50 dicoes per month due to lost packets, communications black outs, or loss of power. The real killer part of having this much lag is getting shot down by a plane that is three seconds past you. I have seen planes pull off for no reason only to find out in a couple seconds I have been shot down. It is pretty aggravating being on the receiving end of this. If this were not my only escape, I would not play. As I have said before, if I warp, ask me to relog and I will.
My 2 cents