Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-50.133.183.84-20141006165822/@comment-9605025-20141009192810

True R1 is actually rarer but that is because the are 6 other levels and everyone wants those.

Also, the numbers are a little more than versions. They are meant for weapon matching. If an R2 character were to have a weapon, it would also have a number. Also, some numbers are repeated such as with Scourge (3). There is also at least one instance where multiple characters share the same weapon. So the system has as few problems but otherwise pretty good.