i've first timed GM last weekend and the campaign started with the players beeing unarmed. throughout the game they played very.. passively, saying that they basically waited for me telling them what happens next. i didnt lead them to find a weapon because i think they were supposed to look for a weapon themselves. however, they were constantly complaining how difficult the fights are unarmed and that i should totally let them find something to fight with. but what were i supposed to do? let a sword appear in their hands magically? if they don't describe that they want to loot the enemies bodies, or look for a crate in the room they've just entered or something its their fault right? Or was i a bad GM?

how do you handle handholding?