greatsword

[andi w rinnegan]

how do i get a good greatsword or any weapons as new player?

[Andvari2297]

You can craft one once you get to the first settlement with just a few basic materials. Same goes for another type of weapon you want to start leveling.

[Tachyon]

"Good" is relative to RNG on drops, and to what Tier of weapon you can use because of your level. You could loot or buy a weapon and be unable to use it until you've levelled up a bit. Bear in mind even a "grey" (AKA: junk) weapon can be used to level up skills though.

Quests have armour and weapon rewards, usually pretty decent. The Trading Post has basic (Tier 1 or II, and grey junk) weapons for just a few gold, and gold is easy even at low level because you can sell resources you gather on there, too. You can even make your own, relatively quickly in comparison to other games. If/when you join a Faction you can get weapons and gear off its "store", but as a literal brand-new player you'll have to level up in order to use Factions. It won't take long though.

[Stunbot]

Originally posted by andi w rinnegan:

how do i get a good greatsword or any weapons as new player?

Faction tokens, expeditions (dungeons), crafting, and main story quest I think but the main story gear isn't that good, and some named items from mobs