The 10 Most Scariest Things About Item Upgrading

World of Warcraft Upgrades and item upgrades Upgrading

Upgrades can boost the value of certain numeric statistics on armor, weapons and rings. Upgrades can also boost bonuses like crit chance and PvE Damage.

For instance an item with the upgrade template ending in % will take on 3damage to attack each time it upgrades (relative to its previous value).

Item upgrading costs crests and the current level of the item. The cost rises with item level upgrade's level.

Components

Upgrade components can be added to weapons, armor and trinkets in order to provide them with a boost in stats or to add an additional effect. They can be acquired through crafting, purchasing from vendors trading or looting. Certain upgrades also come with specific cosmetic effects.

Upgrade components are only available to equipment with a slot. The item must be at least upgraded to a blue level before the component can be used. Upgrade components, unlike other mods, can only be applied once. They cannot be replaced or applied multiple times. Infusions and enrichments are a type of upgrade component used to upgrade non-amulet legendary or Ascended equipment, as well as some non-ascended items. Infusions and Enrichments can be obtained by salvaging equipment that is ascended or completing a quest in the Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall campaigns.

An upgrade could include a suffix or prefix, modifying the name of the equipment to which it is used (for examplethe 'Canthan Armor Insignia" becomes Canthan Armor of Minor Vigor). Some upgrades boost an item's Mark Level, or Rarity, allowing players to make stronger versions of the equipment that require the smallest amount of Upgrade Crystals than is required to achieve the same level of upgrade through normal methods.

A boost upgrade can change the attack or defence attributes of an armored weapon or. These upgrades can be crafted from the Portative Forging Station once the player completes the cutscene and defeats the Crazed Mechanical. They can also be dropped by enemies when upgrading other gear, or by buying them from the cash store for 500 upgrade crystals each.

Each upgrade increases the likelihood that a better-quality version of the item will be revealed during the next reset. This gives the player an incentive to keep upgrading their gear even if they're not sure of how much they'll improve following a subsequent reset.

The boost upgrade may be successful or not, the process may be costly and there is a substantial possibility that the item will become obsolete or even break when it fails; a failed upgrade will destroy the Upgrade Crystals and Assist Powder, as well as the upgraded item. Cash shop items can be used to decrease or eliminate the possibility of failure. Some upgrades also offer a bonus if they are reinserted.

Glyphs

Glyphs are upgrade components that can be placed in special sockets on the Paragon Board. Glyphs can boost the performance of nodes within a radius, including any existing attaches. Glyphs are upgraded in many ways. We suggest upgrading them as soon as possible to level 15.

You'll often see in the endgame that putting Glyphs is the best way to upgrade your gear. They are the only upgrade component that can be upgraded directly to level 15 and offer an enormous boost to your power and radius on the Paragon Board, enabling you to reach higher nodes faster.

Most of the upgrades in the game can be replaced, however, Glyphs are only the one upgrade component that can be removed and replaced without restriction. The only exception is legendary equipment that requires a Black Lion Salvage Kit to salvage and replace.

Each Glyph has a specific range of values that it can improve a stat by. The value is displayed when you choose the Glyph in your inventory. You can replace it with a different Glyph with the same rank or higher rank, which will boost the value of the glyph.

You can find Glyphs in the Black Lion Trading Post, as part of an Gem Store purchase or bundle with certain tools for gathering unlimited use, and through Faction Crypt raids. Every Faction Crypt has the possibility of dropping one of the numerous Glyphs, and there are also a few rare glyphs to be found as drops from any of the four Faction Crypts.

Once you have obtained the desired Glyphs you'll need them to be placed on your equipment. Each Glyph will grant a distinct bonus that boosts the stats of a specific set of nodes that are within a radius of the Glyph. It could be +40 for one of your primary stats or +25 for two of your secondary stats based on the Glyph.

Glyphs will boost all nodes that are connected to them, therefore it is best to place Glyphs in key places on the Graph. This will maximize the impact. Druids, for example should position their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes. They might also want to consider placing them near their most critical damage nodes.

Leveling

The item upgrading system lets players increase the stats of specific items by putting upgraded components in them. This is commonly known as "upping". Each upgradeable item has a level that determines the final statistics. Upgraded items can be leveled up to a maximum level of 385. Each level requires a different amount of components to be reached, and the upgrade costs increase as the item is upgraded.

Certain upgrades require a certain ingredient to activate. This ingredient can be obtained by the completion of Upgrade Recipes. These recipes are available in the upgrade tab of a crafting table or obtained from NPCs. Each completed Upgrade Recipe earns some Technology Points. These points can be used to upgrade the item, and once enough points have been earned, the upgrade can be claimed and its additional bonuses will be added to the item.

When a player upgrades an item to a higher level, the original item is replaced with a new item of the same type. This means that the same piece of armor will be transformed into the form of a shield or weapon when upgraded. The new item also has its own bonus. This could be a problem, as it can cause the item to become more expensive if you don't need it.

Upgrades to items can be rerolled, if the player has enough tokens to do so. The item will be replaced with an entirely new item that is based on a level 1 base and completely different bonuses. This can be useful for certain items, but it shouldn't be repeated often, as it could waste many resources.

Some upgrades can be rerolled multiple times, increasing their value and allows the player to modify their gear. One example is Dolphin's Gift, which gives an increase in power when a player is repeatedly in and out of the water (or does not swim as dolphins). The item can be upgraded multiple times, increasing the maximum roll each time by 10 increments. This item is very useful in PvP. A well-rolled version can be worth 50 times the value of the non-upgraded version.

Requirements

Item upgrading allows players to increase the quality of their equippable equipment - weapons, armor, and trinkets above ilvl 385--by providing the appropriate currency and items to an item upgrader NPC. Upgrading armor set pieces will also boost the defense base of the item, and upgrading weapon items will increase the base damage and required strength and dexterity to meet the upgraded equipment's requirements.

All items can be upgraded a maximum of five times, with the exception of hero gear, which can be upgraded with eight upgrades. Each time you upgrade an object, it is at risk of failing. The failure rate increases as you move beyond the maximum number. Failures will cause the item to revert to its original condition, which requires the user to spend more money on materials than they would have to had they stopped upgrading at the maximum amount of upgrades.

If an item fails to upgrade, the amount of accumulated experience in its growth bar is reset to zero. Additionally the item will be deducted any bonuses it gained such as crit chance and attack damage, as well as all other effects that are associated with that effect (for instance, a higher healing over time or speed of reload). However, the player may continue to use the weapon or armor following the failure.

When an item is upgraded, the upgrades are applied from the lowest to the highest. This means that, should a weapon gain an increase in the chance of crit the increase is applied before any increase in attack damage. A new attribute called Slots has been added to the item definition and the value is recomputed each time an upgrade is applied.

The amount of resources required to upgrade an item is based on its rarity rating and upgrade slot count. The cost of upgrading non-premium equipment is equal to the value of the base item. For example an item of common use could have five upgrades for a price of. 25600 Technology Points 4x Quality Improvement Chance. Hero quality items are less expensive per upgrade.

Premium items have different requirements for upgrading than standard gear--for instance, they might require fewer sowels, but more minerals and erons. The player will need to bring every piece of gear they want to upgrade to the NPC [Armor] Boboko located in Central Flarine. Each equipment upgrade requires different amounts of the upgrade ingredients in addition to the cost listed above.