The statement that it makes it more fun for non mages is that presumption.

The way in which you are equating it is that since mages will be easier to kill (since they will either not bother to gather wands, or they will spend all their time gathering wands) the non mages will have more fun.

The problem with this is that mages are designed around the potential to have wands, which suggests they start out with a lower potential (by virtue of being a mage) than non mages (this is where the arguments stem, exactly how much weaker, etc.)

So basically, making X class (weaker/more time consuming) makes the game more fun for everyone except X class.

I don't really like seeing that type of mentality.