I must be missing something, but how's this gear any different from any other augmented orange gear (except for aesthetics)?

Does this have to do with the patching mess.. or do they actually require valor 60 to wear? Because I just crafted one and it requires valor 60. (whereas actual BM gear which you can buy with WZ comms doesn't seem to have that requirement any more).. Seems a bit odd.

Wasn't she patched in version 1.1? I believe she's not as hard now as she used to be.

Bounty Hunters and their Tracer Missiles. No other class has one button rotation. lol

Alderaan commendations vendor sells two types of moddable pants: one white and one green-ish. As for non-moddable pants, I think there are a lot of those, including brown. You should check GTN.

The question is: at what level? Staring from like levels 30-40, all elites have that much health, not to mention champs. I think any class character should be able to defeat ONE elite (of the same level) in 1on1 scenario with relative ease.

You get it back if the item is unsold.

6, I think.

This. Make it a habit to log out of the game from the rest zone. Unless you play for 10 hours straight, doing this will ensure that your XP bar is practically always green, and you will get double XP for every killed mob.

Actually, bonus objectives give the most XP, especially the ones with stages. Also don't forget to make use of RestXP. Always log out from the cantina (or rest zone). You'll get double XP for mobs when you're rested.

Select a mob, then right click on his icon and you'll see marking options.

What do you mean? Are you presently in the Republic/Imperial fleet? Because flashpoints start from there.

AFAIK, you can inspect players. Right click on the icon -> other commands -> Inspect player. I'd also suggest that you try and manage your funds better (so to speak). Frankly, I am quite puzzled how you managed to end up broke. Taris was the first planet where I felt like I made quite substantial profit. I only bought my bike/license on Tatooine and I had nearly 200K by then. Don't get me wrong or anything, but if the game says you can buy "something", doesn't necessarily mean that you have to. As a balanced Shadow myself, I obviously don't need Shadow Strike, so, for example, there is no point in upgrading that skill. Only upgrade skills that you actually use. Funny that you asked about force cloak. This ability is quite handy at saving money, lol. In short, it allows us to exit combat (without having to die and pay top $$ for repairs).

If you are, than you've been pretty unlucky with your rewards.

Doing quests is not the only way to get credits. You can always farm low level mobs (eg. rakghouls on Taris) and sell their junk.