Ironworks gear. Worth it?

[CGMidlander]

I recently got to level 50 and am now doing the 100 quests before Heavensward. Is it worth it to farm poetics and other tomes for the ironworks gear or just ignore it?

Honestly, I wouldn't spend time to farm specifically for it.
Use whatever poetics you do have from going along main scenario to buy some pieces (Priority on weapon), and then continue along the HW main scenario. The gear handed out by the HW main scenario is worse (i115/i125 for level 50/52) until about level 54 (i133), but it's still extremely easy to progress quickly with that gear.

[Jaod]

Honestly, I wouldn't spend time to farm specifically for it.
Use whatever poetics you do have from going along main scenario to buy some pieces (Priority on weapon), and then continue along the HW main scenario. The gear handed out by the HW main scenario is worse (i115/i125 for level 50/52) until about level 54 (i133), but it's still extremely easy to progress quickly with that gear.

But don't you need specific ilvl to access some HW story quests?

[Waryax]

But don't you need specific ilvl to access some HW story quests?

The Heavensward quests or dungeons don't have item level requirements until you reach the first lvl 60 Dungeon, and even then it's 142 and you can buy ilvl 150 stuff with gil from vendors at that point.