The 10 Scariest Things About Item Upgrading

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World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading

Upgrades can boost the value of weapons, armors and rings. Upgrades also boost bonuses like Crit chance and damage from PvE.

For instance an item with the upgrade template that is ending in % will gain 3% attack damage every time it is upgraded (relative to its previous value).

Item upgrading costs crests and the current level of the item. The cost increases as the item level increases.

Components

Upgrade components can be added to trinkets, weapons and armor in order to give them a stat boost or an extra effect. They can be acquired through crafting, buying from vendors trading or looting. Some upgrades have special cosmetic effects.

Upgrade components can only be used on equipment with a slot. The item must be upgraded to a blue level before the component can be applied. Upgrade components, unlike other mods, can only be applied once. They are not able to be replaced or applied multiple times. Infusions and enrichments are a special type of upgrade item component that is used to upgrade non-amulet ascended or legendary equipment and some of the items that are not ascending back. Infusions and enrichments can be recovered by salvaging gear that is ascended or by completing an elite mission in the Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall campaigns.

An upgrade may include a suffix or prefix, modifying the name of the item to which it is applied (for instance 'Canthan Armor Insignia is changed to Canthan Armor of Minor Vigor). Some upgrades boost an item's Mark Level, or Rarity, which allows players to make stronger versions of the equipment with the smallest amount of Upgrade Crystals than are required to achieve the same level of upgrade through normal methods.

A 'boost upgrade' can modify the attack or defense attributes of a weapon or armor. After the player has completed the cutscene and defeated the Crazed Mechanist the upgrades can be made at the Portative Forging Station. These upgrades are available for purchase them from the cash shop, or by obtaining them from enemies when upgrading other equipment.

Each upgrade increases the likelihood that a higher tier version of an item will be available during the next reset. This gives players the opportunity to upgrade their gear, even if they are unsure how much it will be improved after the reset.

The process of upgrading an item could be expensive, and it is possible that the item will eventually become obsolete or even break when the upgrade is unsuccessful. Upgrade Crystals and assist powders are also destroyed if the upgrade fails. This is mitigated by the availability of cash shop items that increase or even eliminate the chance of failure, as well as some upgrades that offer an additional benefit when they are inserted into an item.

Glyphs

Glyphs can be used to improve the Paragon Board by placing them in sockets that are specifically designed for. Glyphs boost the power of all nodes in their radius, including pre-existing affixes on equipment. Glyphs are upgraded in a variety of ways, and we suggest upgrading them to 15 levels as soon as you can.

In the final game you'll find that the best way to enhance your gear is by placing Glyphs. These are the only upgrade component that can be upgraded to level 15 and give significant boosts to your power on the Paragon Board.

Glyphs, the only upgrade component which can be removed without restriction and replaced again are the most popular. The only exception is legendary equipment that requires a Black Lion Salvage Kit to salvage and then re-install.

The value of each Glyph is displayed when you choose it in your inventory. You can choose to replace it with a Glyph of the same rank, or a higher rank, which will boost the value of the Glyph.

There are Glyphs in the Black Lion Trading Post, as part of an Gem Store purchase or bundle with certain unlimited-use gathering tools as well as through Faction Crypt raids. Every Faction Crypt has the possibility of dropping one of the many Glyphs as well as some rare glyphs that can be found in the form of drops from any of the four Faction Crypts.

When you have the desired Glyphs then you need to place them on your equipment. Each Glyph unlocks a unique bonus that will boost the stats of a specific set of nodes in the vicinity of the Glyph. Based on the Glyph, this will either be +40 to one of your primary stats, or +25 to two of your secondary stats.

Glyphs will boost all nodes that are connected to them, which is why it is best to place Glyphs in key spots on the Graph. This will maximize the impact. For example that a Druid should try to position their Glyphs near their primary damage nodes, however, you may also want to consider placing them near critical damage nodes as well.

Leveling

The item upgrading system allows players to improve the effectiveness of specific items by putting upgraded components inside them. This is often referred to as "upping". Each upgradeable item comes with an amount that determines its final upgraded stats. Upgraded items can be upgraded up to a maximum of ilvl 385. Each level requires a different number of components to reach, and the upgrade costs increase as the item gets leveled up.

Certain upgrades require a certain ingredient to activate. This ingredient can be obtained by making Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be bought from NPCs, or on the upgrade tab of a crafting table. Each upgrade items Recipe that is completed results in a certain amount of Technology points. These points can be used to the upgrading of an item. Once enough points are earned, you will be able to claim your upgrade and also receive the bonuses.

When a player upgrades an item to a higher level, the original item is replaced with a new item of the same type. The same armor will be upgraded to the form of a weapon or shield when upgraded. The new item will have its own set bonus. This can be a downside in that the item could become more expensive even if you don't require it.

Item upgrades can sometimes be rerolled if the player has enough reroll tokens to be able to do this. The item will be replaced with a brand new one that has a level 1 basis and totally different bonuses. This is useful for some items, but it's not something that should be repeated often, as it can waste a lot of resources.

Some upgrades can increase their value, allowing players to customize their gear. One example is Dolphin's Gift, which gives a buff when the player repeatedly enters and leaves the water (or does not swim as a dolphin). It can be upgraded multiple times, each time raising the max roll by an increment of 10. This item can be extremely valuable in PvP as a perfectly rolled version of it could be worth between 20 and 50 times its non-upp'd value.

Requirements

Item upgrading allows players to increase the level of their equippable equipment - weapons, armor, and trinkets over ilvl 385 by presenting the appropriate items and currency to an NPC that upgrades items. Upgrades to armor set pieces also improve the strength of their base defense and weapon upgrades items increase their base damage as well as their strength and dexterity.

Each item can be upgraded a maximum of five times, with the exception of hero gear, which can have eight upgrades. Each time you upgrade an object it has a chance of failing. The failure rate increases as you go over the maximum number. Failures will cause the item to go to its original condition, which requires the user to pay more for materials than they would had they stopped upgrading at the maximum amount of upgrades.

If an item is not able to upgrade, the amount of accumulated experience in its growth bar is reset to zero. The item upgrade will also lose any bonuses it gained like crit chance attack damage, other effects (such as increased heal over time, or reloading speed). The player is able to use their weapon or armor after the failure.

When an item is upgraded, the upgrades are applied from lowest to highest. This means that, when a weapon gains an increase in crit chance it will be applied prior to any increase in attack damage. Slots is a brand-new attribute that was added to the definitions of items. The value is recalculated each time an upgrade occurs.

The amount of resources needed to upgrade an item is determined on the rarity rating and the number of upgrade slots. The cost of upgrading non-premium products is equal to the base value of the upgrade--for instance, a standard equipment item could have five upgrades at a cost of 25,600 Technology Points and a 4x Quality Improvement Chance--whereas hero quality items will have an incredibly lower cost for each upgrade.

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