The 10 Scariest Things About Item Upgrading

World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading

Upgrades increase the value of certain numeric stats on weapons, armor and rings. They also boost extra bonuses like PvE damage and crit chance.

For instance an item with the upgrade template that is ending in % will suffer 3damage to attack each time it is upgraded (relative to its previous value).

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

Components

Upgrade components can be added to weapons, armor and trinkets to provide them with a boost in stats or add a bonus effect. They can be obtained by crafting, purchasing from vendors, trading or looting. Certain upgrades also come with special cosmetic effects.

Upgrade components can be inserted into any equipment that has a slot for them; the item must be at a minimum upgraded to blue level in order for the component to be applied. Upgrade components, unlike other mods, can only be applied once. They cannot be replaced or applied several times. Infusions and enrichments are a special kind of upgrade component that is used for non-amulet ascended and legendary equipment, as well as some of the back items that are not ascending. Infusions and enrichments can be retrieved by salvaging gear that is ascended or by completing an elite mission in the Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall campaigns.

A prefix or suffix may be added to an upgrade, thereby changing the name of the item it is used on (for instance, 'Canthan Armor Insignia,' becomes Canthan Armor Minor Vigor). Some upgrades increase an item's Mark Level or Rarity, which allows players to make stronger versions of the equipment with less Upgrade Crystals than would be required to reach the same level of upgrade using normal methods.

A boost upgrade can modify the attack or defense attributes of a weapon or armor. These upgrades can be made from the Portative Forging Station once the player completes the cutscene and defeats the Crazed mechanic. These upgrades are available for purchase them from the cash shop or getting them from enemies while upgrading other gear.

Each upgrade increases the likelihood that a higher-tier version of an item will be available during the next reset. This gives the player an incentive to keep improving their equipment even if they're not sure of the extent to which it will improve following a subsequent reset.

The process of upgrading an item level upgrade can be costly, and it is possible that the item will be obsolete, or even break, in the event that the upgrade is unsuccessful. Upgrade Crystals and assist powder are also destroyed when the upgrade fails. This is alleviated by the availability cash shop items to double or even eliminate possibility of failure, as well as a few upgrades that give a bonus when reinserted into an item.

Glyphs

Glyphs can be used to improve the Paragon Board by placing them in sockets that are specifically designed for. Glyphs boost the effectiveness of all nodes in their radius, including pre-existing affixes on equipment. Glyphs can be upgraded in many ways, and we suggest upgrading them to 15 levels whenever you can.

You will often find in the final game that placing Glyphs is a great way to upgrade your equipment. They are the only upgrade components that can be upgraded directly to level 15, and they provide a large boost to your power and radius on the Paragon Board, enabling you to get higher nodes more quickly.

The majority of upgrades in the game can be replaced, but Glyphs are the only upgrade component that can be removed and re-placed without any restrictions. Only legendary equipment can be salvaged and re-placed 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.

Glyphs are available in the Black Lion Trading Post as part of an Gem Store bundle or purchase them with certain tools that are unlimited in use and also during Faction Crypt Raids. Each Faction Crypt could drop one of these Glyphs. There are also some rare glyphs that you can find in any of the Faction Crypts.

Once you have the desired Glyphs then you have to put them on your equipment. Each Glyph unlocks a bonus which will boost the stats of a specific set of nodes that are within the radius of the Glyph. This will either be +40 for one of your primary stats or +25 for two of your secondary stats, based on the Glyph.

Glyphs will boost all nodes connected to them, therefore it is recommended to place Glyphs in the most important spots on the Graph. This will increase the impact. Druids, for instance, should place their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes. They may be able to place them near their critical damage nodes.

Leveling

The item upgrading system allows players to increase the stats of certain items by placing upgraded components inside them. This is also known as "upping". Every upgradeable item is assigned a level that determines the final statistics. Upgraded items are able to be leveled until they reach a maximum level of 385 ilvl. Each level requires a different amount of components to be reached and the costs for upgrading increase as the item is leveled up.

Certain upgrades require a certain ingredient to activate. This ingredient is obtained by the completion of Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be purchased from NPCs or found on the upgrade tab in a crafting table. Each Upgrade Recipe completed results in a certain amount of Technology points. These points can be used to level the item, and when enough points have been earned, the upgrade can be claimed and the additional bonuses will be added to the item.

When the player upgrades an item it 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 a unique bonus. This can be a downside since the item upgrade may become more expensive even if you do not need it.

Item upgrades can sometimes be rerolled if the player has enough tokens to be able to do so. The item will be replaced by the same item, but it has a base of level 1 and completely different bonuses. This can be beneficial 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, since it grants an increase in power if the player is repeatedly in or leaves the water. The item can be upgraded several times and increases the maximum roll each time by 10 increments. This item can be extremely valuable in PvP as an item that is properly rolled it can be worth between 20 and 50x its non-upp'd value.

Requirements

Item upgrading allows players to upgrade the level of their equippable equipment--armor, weapons, and trinkets over ilvl 385 by presenting the appropriate items and currency to an NPC that upgrades items. Upgrades to armor set pieces boost the defense of the base set and 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 except for hero equipment, which is able to be upgraded eight times. Each time you upgrade an object it has a chance of failing. The rate of failure increases as you move beyond the maximum number. Failures can cause the item to go to its initial state, which will force the user to pay more for 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 reset to zero. In addition the item will be deducted any bonuses it gained, including crit chance and attack damage, as well as all additional effects associated with that effect (for instance, a higher healing over time or the speed of reloading). The player will be able to use their weapon or armor after the failure.

When an item is upgraded the upgrades are applied from the lowest to highest. This means that when a weapon is upgraded, if it increases its crit chance, the increase will be applied before any damage from attacks increases. A new attribute called Slots is now 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 determined on the rarity rating and 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 may have five upgrades with a cost of 25600 Technology Points 4x Quality Improvement Chance. Hero quality items have lower costs per 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 take every piece of gear they want to upgrade to the NPC [Armor] Boboko located in Central Flarine. In addition to the upgrade costs listed above, each upgrade requires an individual amount of ingredients needed to upgrade.