the game was obviously struggling if g1 decided to go against their previous statements and sell it, why would you buy a dying game and continue to let it die lol
it was made easier to move up i think, and the levels themselves were shifted - popular rumor is that silver 9 is the current gold 4 or something like that
i mean if they suck they suck, and thats why theyre silver at r255
the alternative is forcing them to be crushed by even average golds for the rest of their gametime, which is why rank is separate from threat
idk what that means but yeah the tommy gun just needs you to drag down to counter recoil
regardless of how bad it is its still an armas weapon that was added to f2p progression