The only guns the Vanu get the shaft on are snipers, but that's just because their stock rifle is a lowish damage semi-auto and the bolt actions are...
I don't understand. What you are describing IS the cert system. Kill with gun, get certs, upgrade gun. Or upgrade something else. If you are...
It's an FPS. There are no raid bosses. What progression are you expecting, exactly? The certs are more like talent trees. No one seems to mind...
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