There is special. It spawns every minute.
The change has only minimally affected my gameplay. I have adjusted to it and am having more fun. Not sure what part you're missing.
What I would have liked to see was respawning with one shot of each secondary if they are going to respawn you with a full magazine of sidearm. You should never respawn someone with the possibility of spawning you right next to an enemy.
I've never seen a change in the Crucible so savagely hated and opposed. Even I, who normally try to defend Bungie as much as possible from the grief they get here, have repeatedly opposed this change. I am so angry at it, in fact, that even though I normally mained primary weapons before, I can't do it now. The new meta is obviously intended to bully players into using their primaries, and I can't stomach the idea of giving bullies what they want.