Hi.
Obviously I am new to the game, and have now reached level 11 on my toon. Since my enemies are now having a blast throwing me around all the time, I would love some new equipment - but I did what the game suggested when I created my toon, and selected a low populated server.

Problem is now, that no traders (the few there are) bother making low level things I can use, and from what I can see, the NPC traders only carry level 1 equipment.

Do I really have to train up mining skill to get ore - then blacksmithing to and so on, just to get a new low level weapon? - or what have I missed?