Why do class armor add nothing useful besides a bland change in looks?
All class armor should provide unique perks and become increasingly better as you get higher level items.
To avoid an outcry of your beloved, protected class PvP players, give us PvE perks so we don't need to see all the whining from them.
Something like radar active on all weapons while in PvE. Enhanced gun stats, armor stats, etc.
Let's try to make items useful and not just around to make us look pretty.