Hello, I've been playing this game on/off for a while, and I am asking about a few things. Bear with me. *majestic growling noises*

Is it worth it to try to craft whatever "maxed" gear is for the base game/expansions for crafting? Or should I just speed through it?

Do the base game factions still matter for the later game if I don't care about their rewards (mounts, minions, mats)? And are there any other allied rewards aside from the minions? I'll probably max sahaugin to help some culinarian friends or something, but aside from that? Also, did they change the accessibility of the dyes at some point? It seems kinda weird that Ixali offers soot black, when I can more easily make soot black dye with a crafter... Does this mean all the dyes the factions offer, I can just craft myself?

Is there a good website to look up cosmetics/armors? The wiki seems kinda dead for it, and I don't see anything on Dulfy. I wish they did something like GW2, where everything you can ever get cosmetics-wise, is previewable in a sorta database/wardrobe regardless of if you own it or not. And how does the new glamour system work? Do I use a glamour prism to place an item into the wardrobe, and I can apply the item as many times as I want to my gear without any cost? Or do I need to use more glamour prisms each time I wish to apply? From what I can see, they made the prisms all-purpose.

Also, what would be the most efficient way to level from 1-whatever the heck the max lvl is these days? (for combat)

Thank you very much for your time.