This will be solved in 1.4

^ This. One month ago, Allison said that this new set will be a sub-tier of the tier that started with Campaign gear and it will share its appearence with a different colour: http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=5035799#post5035799 http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?p=5038817#post5038817

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