Thanks everyone for the info, not sure what I am doing wrong than. Maybe it's that I don't just kill everything in my path that I see between quests, but I find killing sprees boring thus why I don't play shooters. I do the bonus missions that I find especially planetary bonus. I have 2 characters in the mid to high 30's and have fallen behind on my levels. I have one character that is 80,000 points away from the planet end missions and another level after that for next "story confrontation". I guess I am going to have to go back at least one planet and make sure I have all missions taken care of. Thanks again.

Is there a difference in gameplay and leveling up between the PVE and RP servers? Or do you have to do the HEROIC, AREA and FLASHPOINTS on either server to keep your character at a level to complete the missions that are assigned?

This is some wonderful advice; I personally am not into the PVP scene at all and have run into trouble with characters being too weak to continue on in play. I am actually brand new to the MMO idea, always been just a RPG player and a longtime BioWare fan. I am already using the idea of staying logged off a character for a while will to let me level up enough to continue, I am 1 ½ levels below what I need to face a mission and I won’t give up my Legacy character (she’s my baby). I am also doing the whole killing spree thing to build up the XP. Hopefully some other noobs (like myself) read you post and follow your ideas to help them stay up with the game.