Battlefield 3 had no problem with the level of progression, it was fine.
Whats changed since then are the players.
The want for instant gratification, a pop up every game to say well done.
I remember... having to sneak behind the attackers as a recon in BF3 Rush... to put a beacon on older sectors and attack the attackers from behind in order to get more kills and grind it faster... I do not remember this fondly.
You can bet your eye that if we could farm bots in BF3 or other legacy titles , people would have done it. It is not the players that changed, there are just more alternatives now than normal PvP or kill trading.
It sounds like your lack of patience is the problem.
It sounds like your lack of patience is the problem.
I stayed with 2042 till the end. That makes me more patient than most people.
I can be patient in a solo PvE game where there are no other people to compete with who may have the advantage purely because of having more unlocks. Was particularly bad with jets in some older BF games where you may have had a barebones jet while the other guy has missiles and advanced countermeasures.
If you are happy with giving a handicap to the enemy, be my guest. I do not.
