[jkool666]

There should be some type of motive to make people strive for a higher rank. Punishing players by decreasing the power of their weapons is a horrible idea for all your information...

Should be a reward with the same concept as Plasmasabre, new colours that don't add benefits to the weapon itself.
Maybe new Gani's to use with the weapons? Makes sense that if your rank increases then the funky things you can do with a weapon increase to.

Gani Effects at X Rank. Example...
Pistols (Single) - Toss the pistol from hand to hand to equip it. Maybe spin the pistol on your hand or something?

Theres an example of what I'm talking about. If you like the idea post some other effects?