I completely agree. There is so much emphasis on custom gear to create your own look. Just recently my awesome looking (in my opinion ofc) Operative hit L50 and all of a sudden every new piece of gear is pretty much the opposite of the way I think an Operative should look, though pretty much all of the War Hero sets are... interesting. I won't be getting them for the looks, that's for sure. In fact, it makes me want to give him up and level a Bounty Hunter for access to better looking gear.
Please, Bioware, reduce the cost of stripping mods. It plays a huge part in me wanting to play that character and in turn, the game itself