World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading
Upgrades increase the value of certain numeric stats on weapons, armor and rings. Upgrades can also boost bonuses like Crit chance and PvE Damage.
If the weapon's upgrade template is %, it will be able to gain 3percent of its previous attack damage each time it is upgraded.
Item upgrading costs crests and the item's current level. The cost increases with the Best item upgrade's level.
Components
Upgrade components are items that can be inserted into armor, weapons and trinkets to provide an additional stat boost or effect when they're used. They can be obtained through crafting, purchasing from vendors, trading with other players or looting. Certain upgrades come with special cosmetic effects.
Upgrade components are only available to equipment with a slot. The item must be upgraded to blue level before a component can be used. Upgrade components, unlike other mods can only be applied only once. They are not able to be replaced or applied several times. Infusions and enrichments are a particular type of upgrade component used for non-amulet ascended and legendary equipment and some of the back items that are not ascending. Infusions and enrichments can be retrieved by salvaging gear that is ascended or completing an elite mission in the Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall campaigns.
An upgrade may include a suffix or prefix that alters the name of the equipment to the upgrade (for example "Canthan Armor Insignia' becomes Canthan Armor of Minor Vigor). Certain upgrades boost the Mark Level or Rarity of an item, allowing players to create stronger versions of the item using fewer upgrade item crystals than they would require to achieve the same level with normal methods.
A 'boost' upgrade can alter the attack or defence characteristics of an armored weapon or. These upgrades are available to be crafted from the Portative Forging Station once the player has completed the cutscene, and defeats the Crazed Mechanic. They can be dropped by enemies when upgrading other gear or by purchasing them from the cash store for 500 upgrade crystals.
Each upgrade increases the probability that a higher-tier version of an item will be dropped during the next reset. This gives players an incentive to upgrade their gear, even if they are unsure what will be improved following an update.
The boost upgrade may be successful or not, the process could be costly, and there is a substantial possibility that the item will become obsolete or even break if it fails; a failure to upgrade can destroy the Upgrade Crystals and Assist Powder, as well as the upgraded item. Cash shop items can be used to minimize or eliminate the risk of failure. Certain upgrades also provide the player a bonus if they are reinserted.
Glyphs
Glyphs can be used to upgrade the Paragon Board by placing them in sockets that are specifically designed for. Glyphs increase the power of nodes within a radius, and include any existing affixes. Glyphs can be upgraded various ways, and we suggest getting them up to level 15 as soon as you can.
You will often find in the endgame that placing Glyphs is the most effective method to upgrade your equipment. They are the only upgrade component that can be upgraded straight to level 15 and provide an enormous boost to your power and radius on the Paragon Board, enabling you to reach higher nodes faster.
The majority of upgrades in the game can be replaced, but Glyphs are the only upgrade component that can be removed and replaced without restrictions. The only exception is legendary equipment, which requires the use of a Black Lion Salvage Kit to salvage and replace.
The value of each Glyph is displayed when you select it in your inventory. You can replace it with a Glyph that is the same or higher rank to increase the value of the Glyph.
Glyphs are available in the Black Lion Trading Post as part of a Gem Store bundle or purchase them with certain tools that are unlimited in use and also during Faction Crypt Raids. Every Faction Crypt has the chance of dropping one of the various Glyphs as well as some rare glyphs that can be obtained as drops from any of the four Faction Crypts.
After you have acquired the desired Glyphs you will require them to be placed on your equipment. Each Glyph unlocks a unique bonus that can boost a particular set of stat nodes in the vicinity of the Glyph. It can be +40 for one of your primary stats, or +25 for two of your secondary stats depending on the Glyph.
The use of the Glyph will boost all nodes that are connected to it, and you should aim to place your Glyphs close to key nodes on the Graph to maximize the impact. For instance an Druid should try to place their Glyphs near their primary damage nodes but also be sure to place them near the most 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 known as "upping". Every upgradeable item upgrader mod has a level that determines its final upgraded stats. Upgraded items may be leveled up to a maximum of 385. Each level of an item requires a different amount of components to reach and the costs for upgrading increase as the item is leveled up.
Certain upgrades require an ingredient to be activated. This ingredient is obtained by completing Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be purchased from NPCs or on the upgrade tab of the crafting table. Each completed Upgrade Recipe yields a number of Technology Points. These points can be used to upgrade the item. Once enough points are earned, the upgrade can be claimed and the additional bonuses will be added to the item upgrader mod.
When a player improves an item, the base item is replaced by an item that is new. The same armor can be transformed into a weapon or a shield when upgraded. The new item comes with its own bonus. This can be a downside, as the item can become more expensive even if you do not need it.
If the player has enough tokens, they can roll the upgrade of their item. This will cause the item to be exchanged for a new one, with an initial level and a completely different set of bonuses. This is a good idea but it should not be used frequently as it can waste resources.
Some upgrades can be rerolled many times, increasing their value and giving players the ability to alter their equipment. Dolphin's Gift is a good example, as it gives an increase in power if the player is repeatedly in or leaves the water. This item can be upgraded multiple times and increases the maximum roll each time by 10 increments. This item is very important in PvP. A properly rolled version could be worth up to 50x the value of the unupgraded counterpart.
Requirements
item upgrading (click through the next article) allows players to increase the level of their equippable gear--armor, weapons and trinkets over ilvl 385 by offering the appropriate items and currency to an item upgrader NPC. Upgrades to armor set pieces increase its base defense and upgrades to weapon items increase the damage they deal as well as their strength and dexterity.
All items can be upgraded up to five times, except for hero equipment, which is able to be upgraded eight times. Every time you upgrade an object it is at risk of failing. The rate of failure increases as you go over the maximum number. Failures will cause the item to return to its initial state which means that the player has to spend additional items than if they stopped upgrading after the maximum amount.
If an item does not upgrade, the amount of accumulated experience in its growth bar is reset to zero. The item also loses any bonuses it has gained, such as chances to be crit attack damage, other effects (such as a higher healing rate over time or reloading speed). The player will be able to use their weapon or armor after the failure.
When an item is upgraded, the upgrades are applied in order from lowest to highest. This means that should a weapon gain an increase in crit chance it will be applied prior to any increase in attack damage. A new attribute known as Slots has been added to the definition of the item and the value is calculated each time an upgrade is applied.
The amount of resources required to upgrade an item is determined by its rarity rating and upgrade slot count. The cost of upgrading non-premium items is equal to the base value of the upgrade item. For example, a common equipment item may have five upgrades at a cost of 25,600 Technology Points and a 4x Quality Improvement Chance--whereas hero grade items will have the lowest cost for each upgrade.
Premium items could have different upgrade requirements than normal equipment. For instance they may require less sowels, but they will require more minerals and orons. Whatever the case, players must visit the NPC [ArmorBoboko in Central Flarine. Boboko in Central Flarine with each piece of equipment they want to upgrade. Each equipment upgrade requires different amounts of the upgrade ingredients in addition to the cost listed above.