Seems that way. There are a couple that i really want though, such as the scouts ability is run past sentries etc without being hit. But after a few hours i just have a new L5 heavy gun, which i dont want and does not seem any real advantage over the old one anyway. I read somewhere that they plan a system where you can swap items with players.
TBH, it's all putting me off the game. I can't be bothered will all this crap, it's not an role play game at the end of the day. What they should do now
IMO is just give everyone everything - thats what fair. The thing that should separate players is skill, simple as that.