1) Tile matching is on the list, but I don't know when it will be implemented or how. I think the implementation in 2.x should be better than it was in 1.x, but it's hard to think of a simple enough design that's flexible enough.
2) There are toolbar buttons and have been since the very beginning. Maybe you just want more buttons?
3) If you select the right item from the New pop-up menu in the File menu, you don't even have to go through a wizard to get a minimal (or complete) game as your starting point for a new project.