That's true this game does seem to have devolved into a style being crapped on. However if we are to ever try and be close to the core of the game and the originals that it's based on, then Special encounters should remain with some form of reward. In the Original 2 games all but perhaps 2 of the special encounters spanning both games contained something as a reward for players who managed to find them, from Easy XP, Amazing/Unique items, to special NPC companions. This game is already soo much of what players can take from others players as far as game play, time, and items, it shouldn't also be what can the Dev's take away from players.
