i dont want to go off my topic here but i will say your wrong on that. asside from opening your last perk slot, weapons, grenades, shields all scale.
a 5000 shield will have more capacity than a 100 shield, grenades get stronger, and weapons get stronger and more rare bonuses, like instead of a 1.2x crit, you will see 1.5x etc, yes its a small change but it exists.
and im fine with that i just want comunication.