The 10 Scariest Things About Item Upgrading

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World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading

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

If the weapon's upgrade template is in %, the weapon will gain 3percent of its previous attack damage each time it is upgraded.

The cost of upgrading an item is determined by the item's level. The cost rises with item's level.

Components

Upgrade components are items that can be inserted into armor, weapons, and trinkets to give an extra stat boost or effect when they're used. They can be obtained through crafting, buying from vendors or trading with other players, or looting. Some upgrades can also be accompanied by specific cosmetic effects.

Upgrade components can only be applied to devices that have slots. The item must be at least upgraded to blue before the component can be applied. In contrast to other mods components can only be used one time; they can't be used multiple times or replaced with upgrades. Infusions and enrichments are a kind of upgrade component that can be used to upgrade non-amulet legendary and ascending equipment, as in some items that aren't ascended. Infusions and enrichments are recovered by salvaging gear from the ascended, or completing an elite mission in the Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall campaigns.

An upgrade could have a prefix or suffix, 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, which allows players to create stronger versions of the equipment that require fewer Upgrade Crystals than is required to achieve the same upgrade level through normal methods.

A boost upgrade is a way to modify the attack or defense properties of a weapon, or armor. These upgrades can be crafted from the Portative Forging Station once the player completes the cutscene and defeats the Crazed Mechanical. These upgrades can be purchased by purchasing them from the cash shop or collecting them from enemies when upgrading other equipment.

The player can get up to five boost upgrades at a time; each upgrade increases the chance that a higher-tier version of the item will appear at the time of the next reset. This gives players a reason to upgrade their equipment even in the event that they don't know how much it will be improved following a reset.

The process of upgrading an item can be expensive, and it is possible that the item will become obsolete or even break in the event that the upgrade fails. Upgrade Crystals and assist powders are also destroyed if the upgrade fails. Cash shop items can be used to reduce or eliminate the possibility of failure. Some upgrades also offer an additional bonus when they are reinserted.

Glyphs

Glyphs can be used to improve the Paragon Board by placing them in sockets with special functions. Glyphs can boost the performance of nodes within a radius, and include any existing affixes. Glyphs can be upgraded various ways, and we recommend getting them to level 15 as soon as possible.

It is commonplace to see in the final game that placing Glyphs is the most effective way to upgrade your gear. They are the only upgrade components which can be upgraded to level 15 and give a significant boost to your power on the Paragon Board.

Most of the upgrades in the game can be replaced, but Glyphs are the only upgrade component that can be removed and replaced without restrictions. Only legendary equipment can be salvaged and replaced using the aid of a Black Lion Salvage Kit.

Each Glyph has a certain range of values that it can improve a statistic by, and the value is displayed when you choose the Glyph in your inventory. You can replace it with another Glyph with the same rank or a higher rank, which will increase the overall value of the Glyph.

Glyphs are available in the Black Lion Trading Post as part of an Gem Store bundle or purchase the glyphs with certain tools that allow unlimited use as well as during Faction Crypt Raids. Every Faction Crypt will drop one of these Glyphs. There are some rare glyphs you can find in any of the Faction Crypts.

Once you have obtained the desired Glyphs you will require them to be placed on your gear. Each Glyph will unlock a unique bonus that will boost the stats of a particular set of nodes within a radius around 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 boost all nodes connected to them, so it is best to put Glyphs in key spots on the Graph. This will increase the impact. For example, a Druid should aim to place their Glyphs near their primary damage nodes, but also think about placing them near crucial 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 referred to as "upping". Each upgradeable item has a level that determines its upgraded stats. Upgraded items can be leveled until they reach a maximum level of ilvl 385. Each level requires a different amount of components to be reached, and the upgrade costs increase as the item gets upgraded.

Certain upgrades require an ingredient to be activated. This ingredient is obtained from the completion of Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be found in the upgrade items tab of a crafting table or purchased from some NPCs. Each Upgrade Recipe completed results in a certain amount of Technology points. These points can be used to level up the item, and when enough points have been earned, the upgrade will be claimed and the additional bonuses will be added to the item.

When an individual player upgrade the equipment they have the original item will be replaced by the new item. The same armor will be upgraded to an weapon or shield when upgraded. The new item comes with its own set bonus. This can be a disadvantage, as it can make the item level upgrade more expensive, even if you don't need it.

If the player has enough tokens they can roll item upgrades. This causes the item to be exchanged for a brand new one, which will come with an initial level and a different set of bonus bonuses. This can be beneficial however it should not be used frequently as it could waste resources.

Some upgrades can be rerolled several times, increasing their value and giving players the ability to alter their gear. Dolphin's Gift is a good example, as it provides a buff if the player repeatedly enters or exits the water. It can be upgraded multiple times, each time raising the maximum roll by a factor of 10. This item is extremely useful in PvP battles, since an item that is properly rolled it could be worth between 20 and 50x its non-upp'd value.

Requirements

The ability to upgrade items allows players to increase the level of their equippable gear--armor, weapons and trinkets above ilvl 385--by offering the appropriate currency and items to an NPC who upgrades items. The upgrade of armor set pieces will also increase the base defense of the piece, whereas upgrading weapons will increase the damage base and the strength and dexterity required to meet the upgraded equipment's requirements.

All items can be upgraded a maximum of five times, except for hero gear that can have eight upgrades. Each when you upgrade an item it has an opportunity to fail. The failure rate increases the more you go over the maximum number of upgrades. Failures will cause the item to go back to its original condition, which requires the user to spend more materials than they would had they stopped upgrading at the maximum number of upgrades.

If an item isn't upgraded, the experience bar in the bar for growth will be reset to zero. In addition the item will lose any bonus it earned such as crit chance, attack damage, as well as any additional effects associated with the effect (for instance, a higher healing over time or the speed of reloading). 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 if a weapon receives a crit chance boost, the increase will be applied before any damage to attack increases. A new attribute called Slots is now added to the definition of the item upgrader and the value is calculated every time an upgrade is made.

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

Premium items might have different upgrade requirements from normal equipment. For instance they might require fewer sowels, but more minerals and orons. The player will need to carry every piece of equipment they wish to upgrade to NPC [Armor] Boboko located in Central Flarine. In addition to the upgrade costs mentioned above, each upgrade requires the use of different ingredients for upgrading.