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I would like to echo these sentiments.

Assuming this thread is still "live" could I suggest that the OP includes a full list of equipment that is actually available in the game (with a brief description) in order we can make some evaluations and reasons for our suggestions?

Personally, I rather not see the tac insert in the game whatsoever but I appreciate, for various reasons, it may still have to be included. Therefore, I would prefer to see it as one of the very last unlocks for equipment as a further discouragement and opportunity for boosting. I know Treyarch did a very good job of this in BO1 (like the ban in free-for-all) but this would also be another step toward limiting it further.

theblahblah wrote:

 

what if somebodyuse ghost blind eye coldblooded hardwired and pickup a weapon????

Then they would be using perks with a weapon.

The system is a bit unclear as it currently stands. 

How does a player unlock attachments? I assume this is done by leveling the weapon given that there have been a few comments about weapon XP.

Are the tokens for levels 1-4 available to unlock anything?

What is the prestige penalty?  Is it unlocked once it is unlocked or do you have to re-unlock it on the next prestige?

Will the perk or weapon tokens allow the player to unlock anything in that category or only the item that Treyarch allows them to unlock?

How will a player unlock the wildcard slots?

I think a system as close to the original Black Ops system without the level restriction on weapons would be the way to have the system work.  Let the player determine how he or she wants to play the game.  The winner of any contest should be the better team based on skill and teamwork, it should never be because X team all had higher ranks and thus more unlocks.  Let the players be competitive in game at all levels by allowing them access to choose what they want to unlock when they want to unlock it.

The more the developers dictate how they think the unlock system should work the more important it is to have that higher rank.  The more important it is to have the higher rank the less people will prestige.  The less people that prestige the quicker players will move on to another game.  The prestige penalty was so small in Black Ops 1 that you were at most looking at 15 or 25 levels before you had 80% of the stuff you wanted to use in game.  This has a huge leveling effect on how the game is played at all levels.   Meaning as soon as you are a level 4 and you can create a class you can compete against anyone on an equal footing. 

Think about your skill based matchmaking playlists.  If I want to complete and do my best I want all my perks, attachments, and score streaks unlocked before I think about entering that playlist.  If I don't have them unlocked I will play in general matchmaking.  If you want to have more competitive games and get people in that playlist then giving those players the tools to compete is necessary to making this playlist successful. 

Honestly there are so many moving parts to Black Ops 2 (score streaks, attachments, pick 10, competitive playlist, new level progression) that it will be difficult for the game to have the balance that the original Black Ops had.   Giving the players the option to choose their unlocks is a way to put the balance back into their hands. 

In regards to where things should be unlocked, I'm thinking something like this:

Stealth Perks that make you immune to Air Support and UAVs should be unlocked early, this is provided that Stingers (or it's equal) will be a mid-level unlock like it usually is. If that's the case, we need a form of protection from Air Support available early on. On the other hand, a low-level Anti-Air launcher that is equal to the stinger would be nice too, and allow you to put stealth based perks at higher level unlocks.

Flak Jacket should be unlocked between Low to Middle ranks, especially with the various explosives in the game. They don't need to be nerfed to MW3 levels, so long as there is a viable counter readily available early on.

You also need to think of the players who might pick up the game later. If they jump into the game too late, they're going to play hell against the people who have a lot of score streaks unlocked and things like that, without the availability of counters early on to help them, which is another reason I'm a fan of early unlocks for these types of perks/equipment.

Bring back Unlimited Run! I see no reason why you can't limit unlimited run to SMG and Shotguns at least. Unlimited Run is the complete opposite of camping... If someone is capable of killing people with Unlimited Run (Marathon Pro), why ban it? You allow Quick Scoping, yet ban running?