I also upvote many comments as well, and while I still find myself often tweaking the ideal "vote weight" for my voting habits, I've found the slider to be rather indispensable in "dealing" with the HF19 changes.
A big part of the problem that I see is that the slider is not available for those with under 500SP. If smaller users (say, 50 to 100SP minimum) could also adjust their vote weight as they become more familiar with the platform, that may also help balance things out a bit more.