It's definitely rough, but that's their incentive for buying the game. Unlocking the Bruen or Crossbow in BR modes is a fucking omega level pain in the dick. They got my 40 bucks because I was sick of it and just wanted to max guns really quick to try them in BR.
But then I realize that the meta weapons will always outperform next best in class so why bother. Unfortunate. Got a duo win last night because I gulagged onto my loadout and a team was already killing us. What do I do? Grab my "META SLAVE" Grau/RPG loadout and kill them. Twice. And then win the game and feel like I didn't earn it.
Hopefully season 4 has weapon balances or something for some fucking variety.