In T189152#2755942, @TheRealTDog wrote:

Like @KStrike said. If you know how to rank up fast you will get what you want. New players just rush arsenals and drain resources. The changes coming into 1.3 should not be reverted. Just because you are now being forced to help the team, doesn't make the game less fun. Just because you don't get an optic at the start doesn't mean its less fun. This argument is silly and they all come from console cry babies. If people weren't so stupid they wouldn't be making this change but because we have idiots, its a must.

Doesn’t have to be time based. There could simply be a merit based system where an average XP score is amassed over time and that provides you with some bonus XP. So attached to your username if you regularly are getting to the end of a game (playtime +1hr) no higher than corporal then that gives no real benefit. But if making Lt or Capt regularly you get some bonus XP at the start of a game. Say half way to Corporal…