The 10 Most Scariest Things About Item Upgrading

World of Warcraft Upgrades and item upgrade Upgrading

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

For instance a weapon that has the upgrade template ending in % will suffer 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 rises with item's level.

Components

Upgrade components can be incorporated into weapons, armor and trinkets in order to give them a stat boost or an extra effect. These can be obtained through crafting, buying from vendors trading, or looting. Certain upgrades have unique cosmetic effects.

Upgrade components can only be used on equipment that has a slot. The item must be at least upgraded to blue level before a component can be used. Upgrade components, unlike other mods can only be applied once. They cannot be replaced or applied several times. Infusions and enrichments are a specific kind of upgrade component that is that is designed for non-amulet ascended and legendary equipment, as well as some of the items that are not ascending back. Enrichments and Infusions can be obtained by salvaging equipment from the ascended state or completing a quest in the Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall campaigns.

An upgrade could include a suffix or prefix that alters the name of the item to which it is used (for instance "Canthan Armor Insignia is changed to Canthan Armor of Minor Vigor). Some upgrades increase an item's Mark Level, or Rarity, which allows players to create stronger versions of the equipment using the smallest amount of Upgrade Crystals than is required to reach the same upgrade level through normal methods.

A 'boost' upgrade can alter the attack or defence attributes of an armored weapon or. After the player has completed the cutscene and defeated Crazed Mechanist the upgrades can be crafted at the Portative Forging Station. They can also be dropped by enemies when upgrading other gear or by purchasing them from the cash store for 500 upgrade crystals per.

The player can have the maximum of five boost upgrades at one time; each upgrade increases the probability that a higher-level version of the item will appear at the time of the next reset. This gives players an incentive to upgrade their equipment even in the event that they don't know what will be improved after a reset.

The process of upgrading an item could be expensive and it is likely that the item will be obsolete or even break when the upgrade fails. Upgrade Crystals and assist powders are also destroyed when the upgrade fails. This is reduced by the availability of cash shop items to double or even eliminate chance of failure, and some upgrades that provide an additional benefit when they are inserted into an item.

Glyphs

Glyphs are upgrade parts that can be placed in special sockets on the Paragon Board. Glyphs buff the effectiveness of all nodes in their radius and include pre-existing affixes to equipment. Glyphs can be upgraded various ways, and we recommend getting them up to level 15 whenever you can.

It is commonplace to see in the final game that placing Glyphs is the Best item upgrade method to upgrade your gear. They are the only upgrade component 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 reach higher nodes faster.

Glyphs, the only upgrade component which can be removed without restriction and replaced with no restrictions are the most commonly used. Only legendary equipment can be salvaged and re-placed by using a Black Lion Salvage Kit.

Each Glyph has a certain range of values that can enhance a stat by. The value is shown when you select the Glyph in your inventory. You can decide to replace it with a Glyph of the same rank, or a higher rank, which will boost the overall value of the glyph.

There are Glyphs in the Black Lion Trading Post, as part of the Gem Store purchase or bundle with certain gathering tools that are unlimited-use, and through Faction Crypt raids. Each Faction Crypt could drop one of these Glyphs. There are some rare glyphs which you can find in any of the Faction Crypts.

After you have acquired the desired Glyphs you'll need them to be placed on your gear. Each Glyph will unlock a unique bonus that can boost a particular set of stat nodes that are within a radius of the Glyph. It can be +40 for one of your primary stats, or +25 for two of your secondary stats based on the Glyph.

Using a Glyph will boost all nodes connected to it, and you should aim to place your Glyphs close to key nodes on the Graph to maximize the impact. For instance that a Druid should try to position their Glyphs near their primary damage points, however, you may also want to be sure to place them near the most critical damage nodes too.

Leveling

The item upgrading system lets players increase the effectiveness of certain items by placing upgraded components into them. This is referred to as "upping". Each upgradeable item has an amount, which determines its final upgraded stats. Upgraded items can be leveled up to a maximum level of 385. Each level of item requires various components, and upgrade costs increase with each level.

Certain upgrades require a specific ingredient to activate. This ingredient can be obtained by finishing Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be found in the upgrade tab of a crafting table or bought from NPCs. Each completed Upgrade Recipe yields a number of Technology Points. These points can be used to upgrade the item, and when enough are earned, the upgrade can be claimed and the additional bonuses will be added to the item.

When the player upgrades an item to a higher level, the original item is replaced with a different item of the same kind. 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 disadvantage, as it can cause the item to become more expensive if you don't need it.

If the player has enough tokens they can roll item upgrades. The item will be replaced with an entirely new item that has a base of level 1 and completely different bonuses. This can be useful for some items, but it's not something that should be repeated often, as it can use up lots of resources.

Certain upgrades can boost their value and allow players to personalize 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). The item can be upgraded multiple times and increases the maximum roll every time by 10 increments. This item is extremely valuable in PvP. A well-rolled version can be worth up to 50x the value of a unupgraded counterpart.

Requirements

Item upgrading allows players to boost the level of their equippable equipment - weapons, armor, and trinkets above ilvl 385--by offering the appropriate currency and items to an item upgrader NPC. Upgrading armor set pieces will also increase the defense base of that piece, while upgrading weapon equipment will increase the base damage as well as the required strength and dexterity to match the requirements of the upgraded equipment.

All items can be upgraded up to five times, with the exception for hero equipment, which is able to be upgraded eight times. Each each time you upgrade an item it is given a chance to fail--the failure rate increases the farther you go beyond the maximum amount of upgrades. Failures will cause the item to revert back to its original state, which will force the user to spend more 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. Additionally, the item will lose any gained bonuses such as crit chance and attack damage, as well as all other effects that are associated with that effect (for instance, an increase in heal over time or the speed of reloading). However, the user can continue to use the weapon or armor after the failure.

When an item is upgraded the upgrades are applied from lowest to highest. This means that when a weapon is upgraded, if it receives a crit chance boost, the increase will be applied before any damage from attacks increases. A new attribute called Slots has been added to the item's definition and the value is calculated every time an upgrade is made.

The amount of resources needed to upgrade an item is based on the rarity rating as well as the number of upgrade slots. The cost of upgrading non-premium products is equal to the base value of the upgrade. For instance, a typical equipment item may have five upgrades at a cost of 25600 Technology Points 4x Quality Improvement Opportunity. Hero quality items have lower costs per upgrade.

Premium items could have different upgrade requirements from normal equipment. For example they may require fewer sowels, but more minerals and orons. The player will still need to take every piece of equipment they want to upgrade to NPC [Armor] Boboko located in Central Flarine. Each upgrade to equipment will require different amounts of ingredients needed to upgrade, in addition to the costs that are listed above.