User blog comment:ZeroExalted/If I owned Combat Arms.../@comment-1889067-20110728101619

I read this before you posted it as a blog. I thought you found it somewhere and it sounded to good to be true. It was.

I'd say have a public test environment where everyone can test a weapon out before it releases. Ranks in the pte would be completely diff from the normal game. Also, all rank icons in the pte would be trainee, regardless of exp.