I think this a good idea, really I do, but i'm going to -1 this.
For one thing: People have either played and grinded for many hours to get those perma weapons, or they made a generous donation to the server so they could get it. If you remove all perma-weapons then you better find a way to refund all the people who spent massive amounts of credits (some of which was gained by real money.) to get them.
For another: perma weapons keep people playing on the server. If people don't want to spend money to get credits to buy perma weapons, then they will keep playing to eventually purchase one for themselves. (everyone's tryin to grind for that lightsaber rifle baby!) Weapon skins don't deliver as much as an incentive because they are purely cosmetic, and chances are most people aren't going to have their graphics settings high enough to appreciate it.
Also: If we remove them from the server entirely, I guess gamemasters will have 60% less weapons to work with for events. And no more weapon vendor RP (not that we do that much anyways lol.)
Also also: Remove E-Binos, fists, bubble shield. and knives too? hell no. Last I checked, E-Binos weren't OP in any fashion, bubble shield is a once-per-life use, and you cant shoot out of it not to mention people can just walk right through it, fists deal 5-10 damage per hit, and most likely you'll die before you get a chance to knife or punch someone to death.
If everyone is really triggered over weapons like the LD1, then find a way to balance it. Don't reject it from the server entirely because you lost one too many gunfights with it in an FFA or as an event character.
In short, perma-weapons give people a reason to keep play on the server, and give them incentive to donate to the server. Skins....not so much.
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