>>530661589
people who complain about being able to get level 4 armour and BT if you throw yourself against half the lobby and win are retarded
Honestly if it causes that much of an issue I feel like armour and pen could be ten different levels. mix of GOST and NIJ ratings, new highest end can stop everything that isn't AP HMG cartridges for a couple of shots (think it'd be around 80 pen). intermediate rifles cap off somewhere around 50-55. full rifles around 60-65. magnum rifles around 70-75. anything above the new class 5 (which would stop around 40 pen) would be FIR only, both rounds and plates. Helmets cap out around level 4-5, most of them being level 2-3, with prices reduced to compensate and helmet progression being tied mainly to utility functions like light/NVG shroud mounts and lightness/comfort. no more 4.6x30 that can pen through 90% of the armour in the game. FIR only items spawn weighted on protection/pen rating going from lowest to highest.
wait, this sounds familiar...