I don't think its a cheat either but its not a level playing field, a new player doesn't now the map, the flow of the game or the way to use his weapon.
Not only does the IRNV guy have a weapon that gives him an advantage, he also knows the maps and game flow and how to use the weapon. This all makes it so much harder for new players to trudge up to decent unlocks while constantly being killed by people with advantages over them.
Take this example (it's to an extreme admittedly):
You have a game with 2 players, once you get 10 kills you receive the "armour of ultimate protection" which makes you invulnerable, the first player to recieve this will obviously always win and the poor second guy will never get his armour because the other player now has such an unbeatable advantage, sure its fair because player 2 can get the armour 2 (if only he could kill someone).
If games were sensible new players would start with every toy, every tool and as you gain rank/points/skill you'd have them taken away from you. At top rank you'd have a basic rifle, basic scope, no toys.
But i don't think it'd make a popular game!
