Yeah - I was worried I was going to have to re-train into Diplomacy. At this point, I'm not even sure it's worth it. I don't especially enjoy crafting - I'm just looking to make money.

Should I be having better luck on the Hutt network or my faction's network?

I'm new to the crafting/crew skills area. I initially picked slicing because it seemed very straight forward and easy for me. I've recently added in BioChem and BioAnalysis into the mix. I've had some success... but it seems I'm always missing 'Medical' items from the Diplomacy skill. I'm not sure if I'm just waiting too long - but no matter what - I can never seem to find any diplomacy crafting materials on the GTN. I've had very limited success finding things on the Hutt Network too. Am I really going to have to scrap slicing (400) to pick up Diplomacy? I guess I was expecting to be able to buy what I needed to on the limited occasions I needed to... Can you buy these things any other place? My only other thought is to level an alt just to run these missions... but that seems like a waste of my time. Thanks for the help!

Does anyone have any recommendation for which class is best for soloing? (in PvE only)?

How many levels beneath you is it safe to assume you can complete it solo-successfully?

I'm just wondering if it's possible to solo through the game until level 50 (and complete the main storyline)? I don't have a lot of time to devote to MMO's, so I usually just hop on-off quickly, and it doesn't ever lend itself to playing in groups. I know I'm missing out on most of the 'best' stuff - but I really just love the main storylines of the game. I'm currently a level 38 sith warrior (Jug) - and I haven't really had difficulty yet. I'm almost always right at every level range of the current planet I'm on - so I assume that means I'm on track? Ultimately, this means I haven't really done any Flashpoints, so I'm stuck doing almost all the bonus and extra quests to make sure I'm at the right level. Can I continue on doing this same thing... or will I eventually need to team up with a few players on my server? If I were to roll a new character - what's the "easiest" one to solo on? Thanks in advance!