Uh, dude, SD said themselves that every non-appearance pre-order bonus would be available in the game in another form, i.e. that the pre-order items would simply mimic the stats of an in-game item. That is not the case, well, more correctly that is not the case for the Greeneye Scope but it is the case for every other non-appearance pre-order item. See the problem now?
The idea was to not have pre-orders affect the overall balance of Brink. This was not the result however.
EDIT: Online shooters with early access to items are bad enough. Providing exclusive items is another issue entirely; one that completely ruins any balance in the game.
EDIT_2: And for the record, Iām fine with keeping the Greeneye Scope exclusive, just like my Tactical Silencer is exclusive. The problem is that the in-game Silencer is exactly the same as the one I got as a pre-order, just as the weapon skins are identical to the in-game versions of other weapons. So where is the in-game version of the Greeneye Scope?