It is indeed very hard Spirit Hawk. But, your bretheren's will attempt to help you when they can. I myself am a crafter and can make some gear for you depending on what your class is. Try to see LSV (our militia) within DarkFall as our own clan, within a larger clan. We work together, and watch out for each other. We just have a large "alliance" to call upon when needed. So this way we always have people to hunt with, pvp with, and sometimes get gear if we cant get it directly from our group.