Board wipes are very low, but we have many potentally repeatable removal effects that cause our opponents to sacrifice creatures or permanents that are neither target removal nor board wipes but usually something in between
Chaos: Whenever you roll Chaos, create an 8/8 blue Octopus creature token
He's also an 8/8 flyer for 8 mana, with another powerful activated ability
Allowing every Creature to be every type means that your deck is now a tribal deck
Portable Solutions and Deck Boxes I play this game once a week at my FLGS, so being able to pack up my decks and a couple of scenarios for various card games is essential for me
So, after all this, if you're still wondering why players care so much about fetch lands and why you may need to hop on the bandwagon, here's your answer: fetch lands get you reliable mana, and reliable mana wins games