PSCC2014 dodge/burn weak?

Question

Installed on my WIN 7-64 system are PS CS6, PS CC and PS CC2014 (each used with a Wacom Intuos 4 tablet, with latest driver). In CC 2014, I notice that now the dodge / burn tool (s) seem to be significantly 'weakened': what used to take a few brush strokes (using the stylus) to effect now takes me many brush strokes to achieve the same result. This IS with the same Preferences and the same Tool Options Bar settings, and with the exact same file, using the same stylus. It is also whether I am working on an image layer or on a mask for a layer.
Since I work so much on refining masks, I need these tools to work efficiently like the did in the two previous versions (again, all conditions were the same).
Is anyone else noticing this, and/or is there something being reset in CC 2014 that's hidden that could be causing this?

Answer 1

Noel, thanks for your suggestions, but the settings I use the dodge/burn tool(s) on ARE the same for each PS version: I use Dodge set to Highlights, Burn to Shadows, and vary the Exposure, as I usually want quick results.
I did try resetting the tool, but this defaults to Midtones at 50% Exposure, which doesn't 'work' for me as it's just too slow (in any version).
Since I almost always dodge/burn on a mask, the Protect Tones setting is not enabled when working on masks.
Here is a further clue to my dilemma: I took the same file, opened it in PS CC and PS CC 2014, loaded a Luminosity Mask, and compared how the tool works with the stylus and with the Wacom mouse. AHA! With the mouse, it does work as previously in CC 2014... but definitely NOT with the stylus. I did count the strokes, so I know it's not my imagination.
[Wacom Driver 6.3.8-4; Win 7-64 up to date]
-- Diana