I find this a little ironic. I'm with Oppy on turning the bot on and just playing-no problems. I did that with this Toshiba laptop and haven't had a problem ever. No DLing this or disabling that-it just plain works. I do have "meterfarts." However......
The meter issues everybody has, and most complain about,are brought about by what Tibetts points out. He is right on. Here's the irony--the meter stalls for everybody-for whatever reason. People with computers on the edge of the "minimum requirements" will have more of a problem then those like Oppy and I have. I'm sure Oppy and I are way over the minimum requirement thing, "out of the box."
Add-ons like gamebooster will definitely help the on-the-edge players while doing nothing for me and my out-of-the-box bot. "Working well" is relative but the tolerance for the inconsistencies isn't. Some people get more upset than others, some understand the limitations of the whole scene and others say "this sucks."
To you brother Tibetts I say your knowledge is way beyond the basic user/player's and you have it in total perspective. Trying to convince the uneducated/unexperienced might be akin to wasting your breath trying to explain it. I believe you and that's why I'm not the get-upset type. It pisses me off when it happens but the next tee is here-piss and moan or move on. I take solace in the fact that I know it happens to you. Move on.
To the complainers I say "I'm sorry you're the get-upset type." You're missing a good time. If things are so bad you can't play a round then look at your stuff-something's real wrong if you're having that big of a problem. If the inherent nuances of the flash meter get your knickers in a twist then either fix it by the sage advice given you by the experienced ones here or find another avenue for your frustration.
How's that for bombastic , folks? JMO
YJ