So is the general belief that there can't be special areas that are balanced? Should we abandon the idea of adding new specials and continue to remove the unbalanced specials we find, or strive to balance these features?

I am personally vested in special features because I like to program them, and as a player I like to strive to obtain or use them. If the only impetus for seeing these in game is in my own thoughts, they should be abandoned and those resources placed elsewhere.
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