Not necessarily.. Btw there are ways for a force user to do it aswell. Regardless - It's honestly not that big a deal if you've got conqueror gear. I was using the crafted weapon as a tank (In which case the bonus damage is honestly completely pointless to have) however, it was better and the expertise gain was quite good.. I just lost about 100 endurance. I've got my conqueror rifle now and It's serving me better. I only used it as It's better than the partisan rifle (Even outside a warzone).