Heh, I would say that the fact that people don't worry about dieing and pull ridiculous suicidal runs is whats wrong with it....but hey, that's me. To each his own is what I say. So yes, I will fly with the intention of bringing my plane back to base at the end of my flight. Even if that means limping back on a single engine, ditching it in friendly territory, disengaging when the horde drops in etc.etc.etc.
Its how I would like to play it, so I will. You are free to play as you would....
Oh and as for the OP, I think its just the fact that LW offers the most in equipment/aircraft that most people fly there. Then because most people are in there, the others looking for a fight will also jump in there.
A rolling plane set might actually prove detrimental to game-play since most people will find something else to do while they wait for the day 'their' favorite era spawns in the arena.
yup its your 15$ play how you see fit....me personally I like fighting odds that as you say are "ridiculous suicidal runs" I have been doing that since tour 52.....which has givin me the ability to take on many cons every sortie and still have a higher kill then death ratio....and occasionally when I am shooting good take on 7 nme by my self and kill them....

and no not while they are rollin on the runway

I wonder if anyone who plays to "survive" can say that? and have films to prove it.