Originally Posted by
nativetrash
those campaign armorings were put in cause the the armorings on the campaign gear pieces was not properly itemized and pieces give low primary stat and high Endurance. while all dps/healing classes want high primary stat. before this we were forced to put non-slot armorings in tionese/columi/rakata shells to keep the set bonus to remain BiS (Best in slot)
a set bonus is a set bonus. the only difference between "dread guard" armorings and non-slot armoring in previous tier shell, is you get to pick which armor look you want, the stats are exactly the same still keep set bonus, only differences is looks.
since EC HM, you can become BiS without stepping into an ops, you can buy all end game gear with credits, it is not cheap but you can all armorings/mods/enhancements/hilts/barrels/implants/earpiece. even the recruit power relics are 4th BiS, and you get a free tionese set at 50 (which will allow you to keep bonuses with non-slot specific armorings)