World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading
Upgrades can increase the value of armors, weapons and rings. Upgrades also increase bonuses such as Crit chance and damage from PvE.
If the template for upgrading a weapon is %, it will be able to gain 3percent of its previous damage for every time it's upgraded.
Item upgrading costs crests and the item's current level. The cost increases as the level of the item increases.
Components
Upgrade components can be added to trinkets, armor, and weapons to provide them with a boost in stats or an extra effect. They can be obtained through crafting, purchasing from vendors, trading with other players or looting. Certain upgrades also come with special cosmetic effects.
Upgrade components can be inserted into equipment with a slot for them. The item must have been at least upgraded to the blue level for a component to be used. Upgrade components, unlike other modifications, can only be applied only once. They are not able to be replaced or applied multiple times. Infusions and enrichments are a specific type of upgrade component that is used to upgrade non-amulet ascended or legendary equipment, as well as some of the items that are not ascending back. Infusions and enrichments can be recovered by salvaging gear from the ascended, or completing an elite task in the Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall campaigns.
A prefix or suffix can be added to an upgrade, thereby changing the name of the item it's applied to (for instance, 'Canthan Armor Insignia,' is changed to Canthan Armor Minor Vigor). Certain upgrades boost the Mark Level or Rarity, which allows players to make stronger versions of the equipment that require the smallest amount of Upgrade Crystals than is required to achieve the same upgrade level through normal methods.
A boost upgrade can alter the defense or attack characteristics of a weapon or armor. Once the player has completed the cutscene and defeated the Crazed Mechanist These upgrades can be crafted at the Portative Forging Station. These upgrades can be obtained by purchasing them from the cash shop or collecting them from enemies when upgrading other gear.
Each upgrade increases the probability that a higher tier version of an item will be available during the next reset. This gives players a reason to upgrade their equipment even when they're not sure what will be improved after an update.
The process of upgrading an item could be costly and it's possible that the item will become obsolete or even break if the upgrade is unsuccessful. Upgrade Crystals and assist powders are also destroyed when an upgrade fails. This is mitigated by the availability of cash shop items that can double or even eliminate the possibility of failure, as well as some upgrades that provide an additional benefit when they are inserted into an item.
Glyphs
Glyphs are upgrade components that can be placed in special sockets on the Paragon Board. Glyphs increase the power of all nodes within a radius around them and include pre-existing affixes to equipment. Glyphs are upgraded in many ways. We recommend upgrading them as quickly as possible up to 15 levels.
You'll often see in the final game that placing Glyphs is the most effective method to upgrade items your gear. 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 get higher nodes faster.
Glyphs, the only upgrade component which can be removed without restriction and replaced again are the most commonly used. The only exception is legendary equipment that requires a Black Lion Salvage Kit to salvage and re-place.
The value of each Glyph is displayed when you select it from your inventory. You can decide to replace it with a Glyph of the same rank or a higher rank, which will increase the overall value of the glyph.
There are Glyphs in the Black Lion Trading Post, as part of an Gem Store purchase or bundle with certain unlimited-use gathering tools as well as through Faction Crypt raids. Each Faction Crypt has the possibility of dropping one of the numerous 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 require them to be put on your equipment. Each Glyph unlocks a bonus which will boost a specific set of stat nodes within a radius around the Glyph. It can be +40 for one of your primary stats, or +25 for two of your secondary stats depending on the Glyph.
Using Glyphs Glyph will boost all the nodes that are connected to it, and it is recommended to position your Glyphs near key nodes on the Graph to maximize the impact. Druids, for example, should place their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes. They may also want to consider placing them near their primary damage nodes.
Leveling
The item upgrading system allows players to improve the stats of certain items by placing upgraded components into them. This is also known as "upping". Every upgradeable item is assigned a level that determines the final statistics. Upgraded items may be leveled up to a maximum level of 385. Each item level requires a different amount of components, and the upgrade costs increase as the item is upgraded.
Some upgrades require an ingredient to be activated. This ingredient is obtained by making Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be purchased from NPCs or found on the upgrade tab in the crafting table. Each Upgrade Recipe that is completed results in a certain amount of Technology points. These points can be used for the upgrading of an item. Once enough points are earned you'll be able to claim your upgrade and receive its additional bonuses.
When the player upgrades an item it is replaced by a new item of the same type. This means that the same piece of armor will be transformed into a weapon or shield when upgraded. The new item will also have its own set bonus. This could be a drawback, as the item can become more expensive even if you do not require it.
The upgrades to items can be rerolled, if the player has enough tokens to be able to do so. The item will be replaced with the same Best item upgrade, but it has a base of level 1 and totally different bonuses. This is a good idea but it shouldn't be done often as it can be a waste of resources.
Some upgrades can increase their value and allow players to personalize their equipment. Dolphin's Gift is a good example, as it provides buffs when the player continuously enters or leaves the water. It can be upgraded multiple times, each time increasing the maximum roll by a factor of 10. This item is highly useful in PvP. A perfectly rolled version can be worth as much as 50x the value of the unupgraded counterpart.
Requirements
Item upgrading allows players to upgrade the level of their equippable equipment--armor, weapons, and trinkets that are above ilvl 385 by providing the appropriate currency and items to an item upgrader NPC. Upgrades to armor set pieces also improve the strength of their base defense and weapon upgrades items increase their base damage and also increase their strength and dexterity.
All items can be upgraded up to five times, with the exception of hero gear, which can have eight upgrades. Each when you upgrade an item it has the chance to fail. The failure rate increases the more you exceed the maximum amount of upgrades. Failures can result in the item returning to its original condition, which requires the player to purchase more materials than if they had stopped upgrading after the maximum amount.
If an item upgrades fails to upgrade the amount of experience in its growth bar is reset to zero. Additionally, the item will lose any bonuses it gained, including crit chance and attack damage, and all additional effects associated with the effect (for instance, an increase in heal over time or speed of reload). The player will be able to use their weapon or armor even after the failure.
When an item is upgraded the upgrades are applied from the lowest to the highest. This means that when a weapon is upgraded, if it gains a crit chance increase it will be applied before any damage to attack increases. A new attribute called Slots has been added to the item's definition and the value is recomputed every time an upgrade is made.
The amount of resources needed to upgrade an item is based on its rarity rating and upgrade slot count. The cost of upgrading equipment that is not premium is equal to its base value. For example, a common item might have five upgrades at a cost of. 25,600 Technology Points and a 4x Quality Improvement Chance. Hero grade items will have an incredibly lower cost for each additional upgrade.
Premium items have different requirements for upgrading as compared to standard equipment, for instance, they may require fewer sowels but more minerals and erons. The player will still need to bring each 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 upgrade requires a different amount of the ingredients needed to upgrade.