Back on Halo 2 it was great because they had ranks on that and you could get promoted or demoted. It was all part of the game and in the higher levels, instead of getting numbers you had things like a moon emblem and stuff. It was cool and it meant other people knew you were a good player. These days a rank is really just how much you have played or how lucky you have been with getting armour. It's meaningless. You get people who are level 29 who die all the time to players 15 levels below them. So I don't think it should be that the best players get there faster. the best players should be able to show off a bit. I just think that medal gear upgrades and a level 30 set of shaders and emblems to pick would open up the customisation at level 30 to a bit more than just wearing the same gear as every other level 30 and also it means your gear represents the medals you have been awarded. The reason I chose medals like Reign of Terror is because lots of people will get there eventually and some never will so you will know you have a good players earning their gear.