Is this normal?

[Emuchu]

If you want some competition, just friends list some of the guys around here. There's a pretty big update right around the corner, so a lot of guys are avoiding Ranked Matches until it drops. Shoot me a challenge, I'm always willing. As for the competition, just try and make your way up to Gifted/Masters. Once you're in the mid/high leagues, players are generally more invested and snappier about making their plays.

Just for reference, I think I hit Masters at around 130-ish games, working up from Clever, and the worst thing I get there are the first turn queue stackers, who are thankfully getting hit with the nerf bat. For the most part, though, they're good, honest games.