The Issue of the 10%-20% Power Differentiation

[Raymac]

Originally Posted by SilverLord

This matter is simple:

Planetside was marketed and boasted that any new player, will be just as powerful since they have the same weapons.

We WANT to attract new players to our game, and this will just turn new players off, because they will get bitch slapped everytime they see anyone that has a 20% difference in damage.

1) Do your homework. Nobody is getting a 20% difference in damage.
2) I think there is enough room for the devs to have progression without letting it get overpowered.