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. Upgrades also boost bonuses like crit chance and PvE Damage.

For instance a weapon that has the upgrade template that ends 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 increases with item's level.

Components

Upgrade components are items that can be inserted into armor, weapons and trinkets in order to provide an additional stat boost or impact while they're being used. These can be obtained by making crafts, buying from vendors, trading with other players or looting. Certain upgrades come with special cosmetic effects.

Upgrade components can be inserted into any equipment that has a slot for them; the item must be at the very least upgraded to blue level in order for the component to be used. Upgrade components, unlike other mods can only be applied once. They are not able to be replaced or applied several times. Infusions and enrichments are a specific kind of upgrade component used for non-amulet ascended and legendary equipment as well as the non-ascended back items. Infusions and Enrichments can be obtained by salvaging ascended equipment or completing a quest in the Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall campaigns.

A prefix or suffix can be added to an upgrade, changing the name of the item upgrades it is used on (for example, 'Canthan Armor Insignia,' becomes Canthan Armor Minor Vigor). Certain upgrades boost an item's Mark Level, or Rarity, allowing players create stronger versions of the equipment that require less Upgrade Crystals than is required to achieve the same upgrade level through normal methods.

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

The player can get a maximum of five boost upgrades at one time. Each upgrade increases the likelihood that a higher-level version of the item will appear at the time of the next reset. This gives the player an incentive to keep upgrading their gear, even if they're unsure of how much they'll improve after a future reset.

If a boost upgrade is successful or not, the process may be expensive, and there is a significant possibility that the item will become obsolete or even break when it fails. A failed upgrade will destroy 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 they are reinserted.

Glyphs

Glyphs are upgrade elements that can be placed in special sockets on the Paragon Board. Glyphs boost the power of all nodes within a radius around them, including pre-existing affixes on equipment. Glyphs can be upgraded in numerous ways. We recommend upgrading them as fast as you can to level 15.

In the final game you'll find that the best way to enhance your gear is by placing Glyphs. They are the only upgrade components that can be upgraded directly to level 15 and provide a large 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, but Glyphs are the only upgrade component that can be removed and replaced without restriction. Only legendary equipment can be salvaged and replaced using a Black Lion Salvage Kit.

Each Glyph has a specific range of values that it can improve a stat by, and the value is shown when you choose the Glyph in your inventory. You can choose to replace it with a different Glyph with the same rank or higher rank, which will boost the overall value of the glyph.

You can find Glyphs in the Black Lion Trading Post, as part of an Gem Store purchase or bundle with certain unlimited-use gathering tools, and through Faction Crypt raids. Each 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 the desired Glyphs, you will need to place them on your equipment. Each Glyph will unlock a unique bonus that will boost the stats of a particular set of 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, based on the Glyph.

Glyphs will boost all nodes connected to them, therefore it is best to place Glyphs in strategic spots on the Graph. This will maximize the impact. Druids for instance, should place their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes. They might also want to consider placing them near their most critical damage nodes.

Leveling

The item upgrading system lets players increase the effectiveness of certain items by placing upgraded components inside them. This is known as "upping". Each upgradeable item is assigned a level which determines the final stats. Upgraded items can be upgraded up to a maximum level of ilvl 385. Each level of an item requires different components, and the cost of upgrading increase with each level.

Some upgrades require a special ingredient to activate. This ingredient is obtained by completing Upgrade Recipes. These recipes are available in the upgrade tab of a crafting table or bought from NPCs. 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 will be claimed and its additional bonuses will be added to the item.

When a player upgrades an item, the base item is replaced with a different item of the same type. This means that the same armor piece will become the form of a shield or weapon when upgraded. The new item also comes with its own bonus. This could be a drawback because it can make the item more expensive, even if you don't require it.

Upgrades to items can be rerolled if the player has enough tokens to do so. This causes the item to be traded for a new one, with an initial level and a completely different set of bonuses. This is a good option for certain items, however it shouldn't be done regularly, as it can waste lots of resources.

Certain upgrades can boost their value and allow players to modify their gear. An excellent example is Dolphin's Gift, which gives a buff when the player repeatedly enters and leaves the water (or is able to swim like a dolphin). It is possible to upgrade it several times, each time raising the maximum roll by a factor of 10. This item can be extremely valuable in PvP, as an item that is properly rolled it can be worth between 20 and 50 times its non-upp'd value.

Requirements

item upgrades upgrading allows players to upgrade the level of their equippable equipment--armor, weapons, and trinkets that are above ilvl 385 by providing the appropriate items and currencies to an NPC that upgrades items. Upgrades to armor set pieces also increase its base defense and upgrades to weapon items increase their base damage as well as their strength and dexterity.

Each item can be upgraded up to five times, except for hero gear which can be upgraded with eight upgrades. Every time you upgrade an object it is at risk of failing. The failure rate increases as you go over the maximum number. Failures will cause the item level upgrade to go to its original state, requiring the player to pay more for materials than they would had they stopped upgrading at the maximum amount of upgrades.

If an item is not able to upgrade, the amount of accumulated experience in its growth bar is reset to zero. The item will also lose any bonuses it earned like the chance to crit attack damage, other effects (such as increased heal over time, or the speed of reloading). The player is able to use their weapon or armor even after the failure.

Whenever an item is upgraded, the upgrades are applied from lowest to highest. This means that if a weapon receives a crit chance boost, the increase will be applied prior to any attack damage increases. A new attribute known as Slots is now added to the item definition and the value is recomputed every time an upgrade is applied.

The amount of resources required to upgrade an item are based on its rarity rating and upgrade slot count. The cost for upgrading non-premium products is equal to the base value of the upgrade. For instance, a typical equipment item could have five upgrades, each costing 25600 Technology Points 4x Quality Improvement Chance. Hero grade items are less expensive per upgrade.

Premium items might have different upgrade requirements from standard gear. For instance they might require fewer sowels, but more minerals and orons. Whatever the case, players must visit the NPC [Armor] Boboko in Central Flarine with each piece of equipment they want to upgrade. Each upgrade of equipment will require different amounts of upgrade ingredients in addition to the expenses that are listed above.