Super abilities give a very big advantage!!!
Most Multiplayer games end around level 20; SA is a rare and exotic thing. Since you often need to take unnecessary (random) perks + hope for luck. And spend the whole game struggling with random perks just to get SA right at the very end (if you even manage to get it)?
And in single-player, you can play however you want – if a hero doesn't suit you for the monotonous 100-500 level grind, just take another one; what's the problem? The progression is still the same, all heroes are the same (the special ability is a very small part compared to the total of 25+ identical perks).
Added 10 minutes later
Super abilities give more opportunities; for example, mages can learn another attack and defense spell, otherwise, they have to learn all 4 schools of magic.