The same sort of confusion over the controls and actions happened over the LA2A emulation in Digital Performer (on a MUCH bigger scale, kind of a freakout). The thing is, that's the way an LA2A works, more or less. Some people just aren't familiar with the the variety of older compressors out there. They don't all work the same, so maybe all software compressors shouldn't either.
This is an awesome vocal compressor! Meters do seem a little off - I'm getting a ton of compression, and the meter is barely moving at the highest compression setting.
I am demoing the comps and the eq from Mellowmuse right now and I have to admit these are all VERY good sounding plugins. The eq can easily hold up to the big names in business, so can the comps!