The 10 Most Scariest Things About Item Upgrading
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World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading
Upgrades can boost the value of armors, weapons and rings. Upgrades also boost bonuses like Crit chance and PvE Damage.
If the template for upgrading a weapon ends in %, it will gain 3% of its previous attack damage each time it is upgraded.
The cost for upgrading items increases when they reach the item's current level. The cost increases with item's level.
Components
Upgrade components can be added to trinkets, armor, and weapons in order to give them a boost in stats or to add an additional effect. They can be acquired through crafting, purchasing from vendors trading, or looting. Some upgrades also have special cosmetic effects.
Upgrade components are only available to devices that have slots. The item must be upgraded to a blue level before a component can be used. Unlike other mods, upgrade components can only be used once; they cannot be applied repeatedly or replaced by new upgrades. Infusions and Enrichments are a kind of upgrade component used to upgrade non-amulet legendary and ascended equipment, as well in some items that aren't ascended. Infusions and enrichments can be obtained by salvaging ascended equipment or by completing a mission within the Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall campaigns.
An upgrade can be prefixed or a suffix, modifying the name of the equipment with which it is applied (for instance "Canthan Armor Insignia' becomes Canthan Armor of Minor Vigor). Some upgrades increase the Mark Level or Rarity of an item, which lets players to create stronger versions using the smallest amount of upgrade crystals than they require to reach the same level using standard methods.
A 'boost' upgrade can alter the attack or defense attributes of the weapon or armor. Once the player has completed the cutscene and defeated the Crazed Mechanist the upgrades can be made at the Portative Forging Station. These upgrades can be purchased by purchasing them in the cash shop or collecting them from enemies when upgrading other equipment.
Each upgrade increases the likelihood that a higher tier version of an item will be revealed during the next reset. This gives the player some incentive to continue upgrading their gear, even if they're unsure of the extent to which it will improve after a future reset.
The process of upgrading an item can be expensive, and it is possible that the item will become obsolete or even break when the upgrade fails. Upgrade Crystals and assist powders are also destroyed if the upgrade fails. This is reduced by the availability of cash shop items that double 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 special sockets. Glyphs boost the power of nodes within a radius, which includes any existing affixes. Glyphs are upgraded in various ways, and we suggest upgrading them to 15 levels whenever you can.
In the final game, you will often find that the best way to improve your gear is to place Glyphs. They are the only upgrade components that can be upgraded directly to level 15 and offer a large boost to your power and radius on the Paragon Board, enabling you to reach higher nodes much faster.
Glyphs, the only upgrade component that can be removed without restriction and replaced with no restrictions are the most popular. The only exception is legendary equipment that requires the use of a Black Lion Salvage Kit to salvage and replace.
Each Glyph has a certain range of values can enhance a stat by, and the value is displayed when you choose the Glyph in your inventory. You can choose to replace it with another Glyph with the same rank or higher rank, which will boost the value of the glyph.
There are Glyphs in the Black Lion Trading Post, as part of a Gem Store purchase or bundle with certain unlimited-use gathering tools, and through Faction Crypt raids. Every Faction Crypt will drop one of these Glyphs. There are also some rare glyphs you can find in any of the Faction Crypts.
Once you have the desired Glyphs then you have to attach them to your equipment. Each Glyph unlocks a unique bonus that will boost the stats of a particular set of nodes in a radius surrounding 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.
Using a Glyph will boost all nodes that are connected to it, and you should try to place your Glyphs near key nodes on the Graph to maximise the impact. Druids, for example should position their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes. They may also consider placing them near their critical damage nodes.
Leveling
The item upgrading system allows players to improve the effectiveness of certain items by placing upgraded components inside them. This is referred to as "upping". Each upgradeable item has an amount that determines the final stats. Upgraded items may be leveled up to a maximum level of 385. Each level of an item requires a different amount of components and the cost of upgrading increase as the item gets advanced in level.
Some upgrades require a special ingredient to activate. This ingredient can be obtained by completing Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be purchased from NPCs or found on the upgrade tab in a crafting table. Each Upgrade Recipe completed yields a certain number of Technology points. These points can be used for leveling up an item. When enough points have been earned you will be able to claim the upgrade and get its extra bonuses.
When the player upgrades an item, the base 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 will also have its own set bonus. This can be a downside, as the item can become more expensive even if you don't need it.
Item upgrades can sometimes be rerolled if the player has enough tokens to do this. The item will be replaced by the same item, but it has a level 1 basis and totally different bonuses. This can be beneficial, but shouldn't be done often as it can be a waste of resources.
Certain upgrades can be rerolled many times, increasing their value and allows the player to modify their equipment. A good example of this is Dolphin's Gift, which gives a buff when the player is repeatedly in and out of the water (or is able to swim like dolphins). The item can be upgraded several times, increasing the maximum roll each time by 10 increments. This item is very valuable in PvP. A properly rolled version could be worth up to 50x the value of a non-upgraded version.
Requirements
The ability to upgrade items allows players to increase the level of their available equipment--armor, weapons, and trinkets above ilvl 385--by presenting the appropriate currency and items to an item upgrader (go to website) NPC. Upgrading armor set pieces will also increase the base defense of the item level upgrade, and upgrading weapon equipment will increase the base damage and required strength and dexterity to match the requirements of the upgraded equipment.
All items can be upgraded up to five times, except for hero equipment, which can be upgraded eight times. Each each time you upgrade an item it is given the chance to fail. The failure rate increases the more you go beyond the maximum amount of upgrades. Failures can result in the item reverting to its initial state which means that the player has to spend additional materials than if they had stopped upgrading after the maximum number.
If an item is not upgraded the experience bar on the bar for growth will be reset to zero. Additionally the item will be deducted any bonuses it gained such as crit chance and attack damage, as well as any additional effects associated with that effect (for instance, an increase in heal over time or speed of reload). However, the player can still 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 the weapon that is upgraded increases its crit chance it will be applied before any damage from attacks increases. A new attribute known as Slots has been added to the item's definition and the value is computed each time an upgrade is applied.
The amount of resources needed to upgrade an item is determined by its rarity rating and upgrade item slot count. The cost of upgrading equipment that is not premium is equal to its base value. For instance an item that is commonplace could have five upgrades at a cost of. 25600 Technology Points, 4x Quality Improvement Chance. Hero quality items are less expensive per upgrade.
Premium items might have different upgrade requirements from regular gear. For example they may require less sowels, however they may require more minerals and orons. Players will still have to take every piece of gear they want to upgrade to NPC [Armor] Boboko located in Central Flarine. Each equipment upgrade will require different amounts of ingredients for upgrading, in addition to the expenses listed above.
