The 10 Most Terrifying Things About Item Upgrading

World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading

Upgrades can increase the value of weapons, armors and rings. They also boost extra bonuses like PvE damage and crit chance.

For example, a weapon with the upgrade template ending in % will gain 3% attack damage every time it upgrades (relative to its previous value).

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

Components

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

Upgrade components can only be used on devices that have slots. The item must be upgraded to a blue level before a component can be used. Like other mods, upgrade components can only be used once; they cannot be applied multiple times or replaced by new upgrades. Infusions and enrichments are a special kind of upgrade component that is designed for non-amulet ascended and legendary equipment, as well as some of the items that are not ascending back. Infusions and enrichments can be obtained by salvaging equipment from the ascended state or completing a quest in the Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall campaigns.

A suffix or prefix can be added to an upgrade, changing the name of the item it is used on (for example 'Canthan Armor Insignia,' becomes Canthan Armor Minor Vigor). Some upgrades increase the Mark Level or Rarity of an item, which lets players to create stronger versions using less upgrade crystals than they require to achieve the same level with normal methods.

A boost upgrade is a way to alter the attack or defense properties of a weapon, or armor. These upgrades are available to be made using the Portative Forging Station once the player completes the cutscene and defeats the Crazed Mechanical. They can be dropped by enemies while upgrading other gear or by purchasing them from the cash store for 500 upgrade crystals each.

The player can have a maximum of five boost upgrades at a time; each upgrade increases the chance that a better-quality version of the item will appear at the time of the next reset. This gives players the opportunity to upgrade their equipment even when they're not sure how much it will be improved following a reset.

The process of upgrading an item could be costly and it's possible that the item will be obsolete or even break when the upgrade is unsuccessful. Upgrade Crystals and assist powders are also destroyed if the upgrade fails. Cash shop items can be used to reduce or eliminate the risk of failure. Certain upgrades also provide the player a bonus if they are reinserted.

Glyphs

Glyphs are upgrade parts that can be placed in special sockets on the Paragon Board. Glyphs increase the power of nodes within a radius, including any pre-existing attaches. Glyphs can be upgraded in a variety of ways. We suggest upgrading them as soon as you can to level 15.

You will often find in the endgame that placing Glyphs is the most effective way to upgrade your equipment. They are the only upgrade component that can be upgraded directly to level 15 and offer significant boosts to your power and radius on the Paragon Board, enabling you to climb higher nodes much faster.

Glyphs, the sole upgrade component that can be removed without restriction and replaced with no restrictions are the most commonly used. Only legendary equipment can be salvaged and rebuilt using the aid of a Black Lion Salvage Kit.

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

There are Glyphs in the Black Lion Trading Post, as part of the Gem Store purchase or bundle with certain tools for gathering unlimited use, and through Faction Crypt raids. Every Faction Crypt could drop one of these Glyphs. There are also 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 put on your equipment. Each Glyph will grant a distinct bonus that can 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.

Utilizing a Glyph will boost all the nodes that are linked to it, and you should try to place your Glyphs close to key nodes on the Graph to maximize the impact. For example, a Druid should aim to place their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes however, you may also want to be sure to place them near the most critical damage nodes too.

Leveling

The item upgrading system allows players to improve the performance of certain items by placing upgraded components in them. This is often referred to as "upping". Every upgradeable item has a level that determines its upgraded stats. Upgraded items can be leveled up to a maximum of 385 ilvl. Each item level requires various components, and the cost of upgrading increase with each level.

Some upgrades require an ingredient to be activated. This ingredient is obtained from completing Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be purchased from NPCs or on the upgrade tab of the crafting table. Each Upgrade Recipe completed yields a certain number of Technology points. These points can be used to level up the item, and once enough points are earned, the upgrade can be claimed and its additional bonuses will be added to the item.

When an individual player upgrade a piece of equipment, the base item will be replaced by a new item upgrader mod. 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 have a unique bonus. This could be a problem because it can make the item more expensive 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 by an entirely new item that has a level 1 basis and completely different bonuses. This can be useful but it should not be repeated often since it could waste resources.

Certain upgrades can be rerolled multiple times which increases their value and allows the player to modify their equipment. Dolphin's Gift is a good example, as it provides buffs when the player repeatedly enters or exits water. The item can be upgraded several times by increasing the maximum roll each time by 10 increments. This item can be extremely valuable in PvP as a perfectly rolled version of it could be worth between 20 and 50x its non-upp'd value.

Requirements

Item upgrading allows players to boost the level of their equippable equipment--armor, weapons, and trinkets above ilvl 385--by offering the appropriate items and currencies to an NPC that upgrades items. Upgrading armor set pieces will also boost the defense base of that piece, while upgrading weapons will increase the base damage and required strength and dexterity to meet the upgraded equipment's requirements.

Each item can be upgraded a maximum of five times, with the exception of hero gear which can be upgraded with eight upgrades. Each when you upgrade an item, it is given an opportunity to fail. The failure rate increases the farther you go over the maximum amount of upgrades. Failures will result in the item upgrade reverting to its original condition, which requires the user to pay more for materials than they would have to had they stopped upgrading at the maximum number of upgrades.

If an item upgrader kit is not upgraded, the experience bar in the bar for growth will be reset to zero. In addition, the item will lose any gained bonuses such as crit chance and attack damage, and all additional effects associated with the effect (for example, increased heal over time or reload speed). The player can continue to use their weapon or armor after the failure.

Whenever an item is upgraded the upgrades are applied from the lowest to the highest. This means that when a weapon gains an increase in its crit chance it will be applied prior to any increase in attack damage. A new attribute known as Slots is now added to the item definition and the value is computed every time an upgrade is applied.

The amount of resources needed to upgrade an item are based on its rarity rating and the number of upgrade slots. The upgrade cost for non-premium products is equal to the base value of the upgrade. For instance, a standard equipment item might have 5 upgrades, each costing 25600 Technology Points 4x Quality Improvement Chance. Hero quality items have lower costs per upgrade.

Premium items could have different upgrade requirements from normal equipment. For instance, they may need less sowels, however they may require more minerals and orons. The player will still need to carry every piece of equipment they want to upgrade to the NPC [ArmorBoboko. Boboko located in Central Flarine. In addition to the upgrade costs listed above, each upgrade requires a different amount of the ingredients for upgrading.