A rework would be nice. However, I agree that a Rep 0 shouldn't be able to look like a Rep 40 simply because he bought a Steel pack. The patterns shouldn't be unlocked by Rep level, but the armor, weapons, and color should be. The first set of Star weapons don't begin to appear until around Rep 4, and it should stay that way. However, once you reach Rep 4, you should be able to use Steel and Scrap to purchase the weapon. And once you obtain it, by buying it or acquiring it, it should always be available for you to reapply later in the game. Like, if you received a....Murasame at Rep 4 via a loot drop, but you never got it again after Rep 10, you should be able to spend some Scrap and change the look of one of your higher quality weapons into it.
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