And THAT is exactly the point. This game management has the mentality that in order to balance the game you simply make everyone stronger. Problem is that historically OP classes get even more OP until you get to the stage that by throwing several thousand dollars at this game you too can be so stupidly OP that there is no point in others playing this game with you.
Thing is that the game management WANTS you to throw several thousand dollars at this game to become obscene. The problem with that is that it is exactly this mentality that drives players away. Most players don't want to play a game that has no limit on the amount of damage you can do. I know because I see several hundred of them out in the pserver world.
Trist me when I say that most of the people that has seen KD's screen shot have no desire at all to join in this game. They are far more happy playing on pservers where it is possible to be a winner without spending thousands of dollars to get there.