Everytime when I come on waypoint I see at least one topic or reply from someone who is X level and has yet to unlock Y gun/vehicle etc. I think the req system is a good idea that came up a little short. I would keep most of it intact but borrow some things from CoD
They should have set levels for one of two reqs ex.
Lvl 5. BR
Lvl 7. Long shot or Recon AR
lvl 10. Warthog or a ghost
lvl 12. Long shot BR or SMG
lvl 15. Scorpion or Banshee
lvl 17. Sniper or Rockets
lvl 20. Recon SMG or sentinel BR
lvl 25. DMR
I would probably leave all the permanent reqs in the pool so you could unlock them earlier. You could also do this with certain armors and helmets. I didn’t put a lot of thought into the levels, they are just quick examples off the top of my head I think could have worked.
The req menu could also use an overhaul, especially the loadouts. Instead of having to scroll through 20 deferent BRs to get the one I want they should be organized by the base gun. So pick either AR/BR/SMG/DMR, that will open up the three “base” guns, for BR it’s reg, longshot, sentinel. From there you pick which one you want and a drop down menu will open with the variants where you can pick your attachment. I think that would streamline things a bit and maybe make the menu less laggy?
With these changes I think you could eliminate a lot of the frustrations people have, it’s probably to late for this game but maybe for Halo 6