New to Destiny multiplayer, and I'm wondering what the drawbacks there are, if any, to joining a faction? I'm currently a Level 23 Warlock (Void Walker subclass) and I was interested in joining FWC for gear with boosts to Intellect and Discipline. I didn't, however, like the weapons Lakshmi-2 had to offer; I much prefer the weapons offered by the Arcite 99-40. That being said, are the weapons offered by the FWC static? I understand that when wearing the bond of a faction, any progress towards your Crucible reputation is instead diverted into your faction reputation. So, while I understand that I could always just get my Crucible rank up and then choose a faction, I would like to progress my faction reputation sooner rather than later in order to attain the desired gear and finally round out my class. [b]TL;DR: I would like to hear some advice from players more knowledgeable and seasoned than I about the benefits and the drawbacks of joining a faction.[/b]