Are Writs for factions worth buying?

[Fromage]

Still on Vet difficulty, at level 52. Will I reach the highest status with factions if I play through elite normally? B/c most of the faction stuff is locked at lvl 70, and I typically find better stuff then faction equipment anyways.

[The Blazing Moon]

The most useful things from the various factions are the ring and weapon augments at level 40/50 and then the armor augments at level 70.

The faction armor is a tad underwhelming, and I'm sad there's not empowered versions of the rings/medals at Revered, but there are still a few pieces from different factions that can be quite useful to certain builds.

If you have the iron to spare, I would definitely recommend buying the writs at least for Black Legion, Outcast (if you side with her), and whichever of the two sides you ally with Kymon's Chosen/Death's Vigil. These reputations seem to level slower than the rest and the extra 50% makes the final leg from Honored to Revered not feel like such a grind.

Then once you have hit max rep, I would very much recommend stocking up on Mandates to use on any future characters you may make. Using the mandates makes reputation gains go twice as quick, so I usually end up hitting Revered with nearly every faction by the end of Elite without need for much farming or even bounties.

[Fromage]

Thanks for the advice, I didn't want to get writs for Devil's Crossing or Homestead.

[Competizione]

Only faction you'd need a writ for is the Black Legion. Getting rep with them is incredibly tedious, especially if you join the Outcast faction as well.

[Dorok]

Writ price is ridiculous and 50% isn't small, get them all, and later get all Mandates for 100% bonus.

You can check yourself what will be available myself I consider many can be useful, I used many augments and change them often, sometimes just for a boost for a combat.

[mikeydsc]

Once you play through once or twice, the faction stuff is junk. You can self find much better gear. About only one worth it is rovers for the pet equipment.

As said above, augments and rings only stuff that hold any value. The rest could dissappear and I wouldnt miss it.

[FDru]

There's not much else to spend iron on. So I bought them all.