Should i buy equipment or create by smithing

Should i spend spina or making an equipment?
Or both?
What should i be looking when buying weapon?
Easiest way to build blacksmith?

 

First of all welcome to this forum.

For the first question, it all depends on you. If you want to play the game with self sufficiency on mind then creating equipment is your best bet. Just build a crafter which is suited for your chosen weapon specially your main dps weapon class. Doing this will be cheaper in the long run as you can create weapon/armor anytime you want without buying one.

If you're lazy to grind mats and craft all the time then better buy those equipment tho it might cost you a lot in the long run.

For the second question, you must consider the refinement value(highest is +S), The status of the weapon and weapon attack(not necessarily high as those are expensive imo).

And for the last question without a doubt, spending spina or buying mats with spina is the easiest route to make a blacksmith, treat it as an investment that will give fortune in the long run. No other method if you look for the easiest way.

PS: I think you are in a wrong thread for these kind of questions.