World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading
Upgrades can boost the value of certain numeric statistics on armor, weapons and rings. They also increase bonuses like crit chance and PvE damage.
For instance an item upgrade with the upgrade template ending in % will suffer 3damage to attack each time it upgrades (relative to its previous value).
Item upgrading costs crests and the item's current level. The cost increases as the item's level rises.
Components
Upgrade components are items that can be inserted into armor, weapons and trinkets to give an additional stat boost or effect when they're used. They can be obtained through crafting, buying from vendors or trading with other players or looting. Certain upgrades also come with special cosmetic effects.
Upgrade components can be placed in equipment that has a slot for them. The item must have been at the very least upgraded to blue level to allow a component to be applied. Like other mods, upgrade components can only be used once and can't be used multiple times or replaced with new upgrades. Infusions and enrichments are a specific kind of upgrade component that is used to upgrade non-amulet ascended or legendary equipment and some of the non-ascended back items. Infusions and enrichments can be retrieved by salvaging gear from the ascended, or by completing an elite mission in the Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall campaigns.
An upgrade could be prefixed or a suffix that alters the name of the item to which it is applied (for instancefor example 'Canthan Armor Insignia" becomes Canthan Armor of Minor Vigor). Some upgrades increase the Mark Rarity or Level of an item, which lets players to create stronger versions using fewer upgrade crystals than they require to achieve the same level using standard methods.
A boost upgrade can alter the attack or defence attributes of an armored weapon or. These upgrades are available to be made from the Portative Forging Station once the player has completed the cutscene, and defeats the Crazed Mechanical. These upgrades can be obtained by purchasing them from the cash shop or by collecting them from enemies when upgrading other equipment.
The player can get the maximum of five boost upgrades at a time. Each upgrade increases the likelihood that a better-quality version of the item will drop in the next reset. This gives players an incentive to upgrade their gear even if they are unsure how much it can be improved upon a reset.
If a boost upgrade is successful or not, the process can be costly and there is a high chance that the item could be obsolete or even break if it fails; a unsuccessful upgrade could cause the destruction of the Upgrade Crystals and Assist Powder, as well as the upgraded item upgrades. This is mitigated by the availability of cash shop items to double or even eliminate the possibility of failure, and some upgrades that provide a bonus when reinserted into an item.
Glyphs
Glyphs are upgrade parts that can be inserted into special sockets on the Paragon Board. Glyphs boost the power of nodes within a radius, and include any pre-existing attaches. Glyphs can be upgraded in various ways, and we recommend getting them up to level 15 as soon as possible.
In the final game you'll find that the best way to improve your gear is by placing Glyphs. They are the only upgrade components that can be upgraded directly to level 15 and provide an enormous boost to your power and radius on the Paragon Board, enabling you to reach higher nodes much faster.
The majority of upgrades in the game can be replaced however Glyphs are the one upgrade component that can be removed and put back in place without restriction. 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 choose it in your inventory. You can replace it with a Glyph that is the same or higher rank to boost the value of the Glyph.
You can find Glyphs in the Black Lion Trading Post, as part of a Gem Store purchase or bundle with certain gathering tools that are unlimited-use, and through Faction Crypt raids. Every Faction Crypt has the possibility of dropping one of the various Glyphs, and there are also a few rare glyphs that can be obtained as drops from any of the four Faction Crypts.
Once you have obtained the desired Glyphs, you will need to place them on your gear. Each Glyph will unlock a unique bonus that can boost a particular set of stat nodes within a radius around the Glyph. This will either be +40 for one of your primary stats or +25 for two of your secondary stats depending on the Glyph.
Glyphs will boost all nodes that are connected to them, so it is best to place Glyphs in strategic spots on the Graph. This will increase the impact. Druids, for instance should put their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes. They may also consider placing them near their most critical damage nodes.
Leveling
The item upgrading system lets players increase the performance of certain items by placing upgraded components into them. This is referred to as "upping". Each upgradeable item is assigned an amount that determines the final statistics. Upgraded items can be upgraded up to a maximum level of 385 ilvl. Each item level requires a different number of components to reach, and the upgrade costs increase as the item upgrader mod is advanced in level.
Some upgrades require a special ingredient to activate. This ingredient is obtained by finishing Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be bought from NPCs, or on the upgrade tab of a crafting table. Each Upgrade Recipe completed yields a certain number of Technology points. These points can be used for leveling up an item. Once enough points are earned you will be eligible to claim the upgrade and get its extra bonuses.
When a player improves an item it will be replaced with an item upgrader that is new. The same armor will receive the form of a weapon or shield when upgraded. The new item will also have its own set bonus. This could be a disadvantage, as the item can become more expensive even if you don't require it.
The upgrades to items can be rerolled, provided that the player has enough reroll tokens in order to do this. This will cause the item to be exchanged for a new one, with an initial level and a completely different set of bonus bonuses. This is a good idea, but shouldn't be done often as it can be a waste of resources.
Certain upgrades can be rerolled many times to increase their value, allows the player to modify their gear. Dolphin's Gift is a good example, since it grants a buff if the player repeatedly enters or exits the water. The item can be upgraded multiple times and increases the maximum roll every time by 10 increments. This item is extremely important in PvP. A well-rolled version can be worth 50 times the value of the non-upgraded counterpart.
Requirements
Item upgrading allows players to boost the quality of their equippable equipment--armor, weapons, and trinkets above ilvl 385--by offering the appropriate items and currency to an NPC that upgrades items. Upgrades to armor set pieces also improve the strength of their base defense, while upgrades to weapon items increase the damage they deal as well as the required strength and dexterity.
Each item can be upgraded up to five times, with the exception for hero equipment, which is able to be upgraded eight times. Each time you upgrade an item it has the chance to fail. The failure rate increases the more you go over the maximum amount of upgrades. Failures can cause the item to revert to its original state, which will force 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 isn't upgraded the experience bar in its growth bar will be reset to zero. The item will also lose any bonuses it has gained, such as crit chance attack damage, additional effects (such as increased heal over time, or the speed of reloading). 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 the weapon that is upgraded gains a crit chance increase it will be applied before any damage from attacks increases. A new attribute called Slots has been added to the definition of the item and the value is computed each time an upgrade is applied.
The amount of resources needed to upgrade an item is based on the rarity rating and the number of upgrade slots. The cost for upgrading non-premium items is the same as the base value of the upgrade--for example, a common equipment item may have five upgrades, each costing 25,600 Technology Points and a 4x Quality Improvement Chance. Hero grade items will have the lowest cost for each additional upgrade.
Premium items may require different upgrades than normal equipment. For example, they may need fewer sowels, but more minerals and orons. The player will still need to bring every piece of gear they want to upgrade to the NPC [ArmorBoboko. Boboko located in Central Flarine. In addition to the upgrade cost mentioned above, each equipment upgrade item will require the use of different upgrade ingredients.