That is the normal way, yes. But something must have happened. The game plays way smoother, a lot of strange outfield plays are gone. I didn't change anything regarding ratings or so, so how could that be? I can not explain it. I use the same sliders with that I got a bunch of extra hits from user and cpu in nearly every game and now those numbers are way lower.
I play a lot of games and because of that I realize for sure if the game plays different.