There is now a reasonable amount of newbie eq for damage, and there is plenty
of newbie eq for spr. These two types are the kinds of eq any newbie is going
to want in the first place. Also, there is a method for making newbie eq of
any stat you want for any slot you want. It does require you do your own
exploring though.

The one kind of eq which newbies can't get on their own is weapons that don't
suck, relatively speaking. The best you can do there is emphasize to a new
player just how much crappier mohan axes are than the cheapest stuff you find
on sales.