Board Game Arena

Why is it so difficult to get people to play the full game? Every time I come here there are so many "special 6 rounds" or, even worse, "first 5/first 7" games.

The first 5 rounds are essentially random luck. The real skill of Wizard is to take a lead over time and maintain it.

What am I missing?

You can just play Arena where you play the rounds 1/3/5/7/9/11-15

These rounds are also played in official Wizard tournaments which I think is fine