In an effort to collect some information more than anything else, please answer the following questions. Maybe there is a correlation somewhere and maybe not, if nothing else I think this will still be interesting to see peoples responses.
Please lets not bother complaining about it here, plenty of other threads for that and I have done my share just like everyone else! LOL
Maybe we can learn something and maybe not but I thought this is worth a shot. For those that aren't sure some of the info below can be retrieved by going to "Control Panel" and then "System".
There are more questions and things to consider than what is below but I didn't want to go too far or ask too much and I think the main ones are covered anyway. The more people that participate, the more useful the information potentially is.
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1. Operating system
2. Browser type
3. Processor type and speed (please note whether dual core also if it is)
4. Amount of RAM installed
5. Display settings (control panel/display/settings)
6. Version of Flash installed ( http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ )
7. Do you have background loading shut off? (from game window, my settings/game options/ )
8. Flash quality setting? (from game window, my settings/game options/display )
9. Do you use game booster?
10. Have you checked to see that you do NOT have too many process's running in the background?
11. Are you surfing, listening to music, or running other apps during play?
12. What are your normal hours of play (if anytime just indicate that)
13. How often are you seeing meter issues? (give a percentage of overall play)
14. When you have meter issues, how often do you also see other issues (long loading times, graphics stuttering, etc give a % but note this is ONLY when you have meter issues already)
15. Do you notice more problems during the peak hours of 6pm - 10pm PST? Give a % of issues during this time IF different than other % given above.