User blog comment:Damac1214/Black Ops II - Rank Progression details revealed/@comment-66.75.48.85-20120907214214/@comment-1263839-20120907224818

That's how it should be, you shouldn't have powerful weapons early on, because that would make leveling a lot easier. Comparing it to Black Ops and MW3 shows how much people take advantage of powerful weapons and unlocking them by playing the game for two hours.

And the MP40 was OP, but most people didn't use it.