The 10 Most Scariest Things About Item Upgrading

World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading

Upgrades can increase the value of armors, weapons and rings. Upgrades can also boost bonuses like crit chance and PvE Damage.

For example an item with the upgrade template that ends in % will take on 3damage to attack each time it upgrades (relative to its previous value).

Item upgrading costs crests and the current level of the item. The cost increases as the item level rises.

Components

Upgrade components can be incorporated into trinkets, weapons and armor to give them a boost in stats or to add an additional effect. These can be obtained by crafting, purchasing from vendors, trading with other players or looting. Certain upgrades also come with special cosmetic effects.

Upgrade components are only available to equipment with a slot. The item must be upgraded to blue before a component can be used. Upgrade components, unlike other mods, can only be applied only once. They cannot be replaced or applied multiple times. Infusions and Enrichments are a type of upgrade component that can be used to upgrade non-amulet legendary or ascending equipment, as in some items that aren't ascended. Infusions and enrichments can be obtained by salvaging equipment that is ascended or by completing a mission within 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 example 'Canthan Armor Insignia,' is changed to Canthan Armor Minor Vigor). Some upgrades boost the Mark Level or Rarity, allowing players create stronger versions of the equipment with the smallest amount of Upgrade Crystals than is required to achieve the same level of upgrade using normal methods.

A boost upgrade can change the attack or defence characteristics of a weapon, or armor. After the player has completed the cutscene and defeated the Crazed Mechanist the upgrades can be created at the Portative Forging Station. They can be dropped by enemies when upgrading other gear, or by buying them from the cash shop for 500 upgrade crystals each.

Each upgrade increases the likelihood that a higher-tier version of the item will be available in the next reset. This gives the player some incentive to keep improving their equipment even if they're uncertain of how much it will improve following a subsequent reset.

The boost upgrade may be successful or not, the process can be costly and there is a substantial risk that the item may become obsolete or even break if it fails. A failure to upgrade can ruin the Upgrade Crystals and Assist Powder as well as the upgraded item. Cash shop items can be used to reduce or eliminate the risk of failure. Some upgrades also give an additional bonus when they are reinserted.

Glyphs

Glyphs are upgrade items components that can be inserted into special sockets on the Paragon Board. Glyphs boost the power of nodes within a radius, and include any pre-existing affixes. Glyphs are upgraded in many ways. We recommend upgrading them as quickly as possible up to 15 levels.

You will often find in the endgame that placing Glyphs is the most effective method to upgrade your equipment. They are the only upgrade components that can be upgraded to level 15 and provide significant boosts to your power on the Paragon Board.

The majority of upgrades in the game can be replaced, however Glyphs are the one upgrade component that can be removed and replaced without restrictions. Only legendary equipment can be salvaged and re-placed using the aid of a Black Lion Salvage Kit.

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

Glyphs can be found in the Black Lion Trading Post as part of the Gem Store bundle or purchase, with certain unlimited-use tools and also during Faction Crypt Raids. Each Faction Crypt has the possibility of dropping one of the numerous Glyphs and there are some rare glyphs to be obtained as drops from any of the four Faction Crypts.

Once you have the desired Glyphs, you will have to put them on your equipment. Each Glyph unlocks a unique bonus that can boost the stats of a particular set of nodes in the vicinity of the Glyph. It could be +40 for one of your primary stats or +25 for two of your secondary stats, based on the Glyph.

Glyphs increase the number of nodes connected to them, which is why it is recommended to place Glyphs in the most important locations on the Graph. This will increase the impact. Druids for instance should position their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes. They might also want to consider placing them near their primary damage nodes.

Leveling

The item upgrading system allows players to improve the effectiveness of certain items by placing upgraded components inside them. This is referred to as "upping". Each upgradeable item comes with an amount that determines its final upgraded stats. Upgraded items can be upgraded up to a maximum of 385. Each item level requires a different amount of components to reach, and the upgrade costs increase as the item gets upgraded.

Certain upgrades require a certain ingredient to activate. This ingredient is obtained by completing Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be found in the upgrade tab of a crafting table or obtained from NPCs. Each completed Upgrade Recipe yields a number of Technology Points. These points can be used to the upgrading of an item. When enough points have been earned you will be able to claim the upgrade and receive its additional bonuses.

When an individual player improves an item, the base item is replaced by an item that is new. The same armor will receive the form of a weapon or shield when upgraded. The new item will come with a bonus of its own. This can be a downside since the item may increase in price even if you don't need it.

The 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 a level 1 base and a different set of bonuses. This can be beneficial but it shouldn't be done often as it could waste resources.

Some upgrades can be rerolled many times, increasing their value and allowing the player to customize their gear. Dolphin's Gift is a good example, since it grants a buff if the player continuously enters or exits water. The item can be upgraded many times and increases the maximum roll each time by 10 increments. This item is extremely important in PvP. A properly rolled version can be worth up to 50x the value of the non-upgraded version.

Requirements

Item upgrading allows players to increase the quality of their equippable equipment - weapons, armor, and trinkets above ilvl 385--by providing the appropriate items and currencies to an NPC that upgrades items. The upgrade of armor set pieces will also increase the defense base of the piece, whereas upgrading weapons will increase the damage base as well as the required strength and dexterity to meet the upgraded equipment's requirements.

Each item can be upgraded up to five times, except for hero gear, which can be upgraded eight times. Each time you upgrade an object, it has a chance of failing. The probability of failure increases when you exceed the maximum number. Failures can cause the item to return to its original state and the player having to purchase more resources than if they had stopped upgrading after the maximum amount.

If an item isn't upgraded the experience bar on its growth bar will reset to zero. The item will also lose any bonuses it has gained, such as chances to be crit attack damage, additional effects (such as a higher healing rate over time, or reloading speed). The player is 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 gains an increase in its crit chance, the increase is applied prior to any increase in attack damage. A new attribute called Slots has been added to the definition of the item upgrade and the value is recomputed each time an upgrade is made.

The amount of resources needed to upgrade an item are dependent on its rarity score and the number of upgrade slots. The cost of upgrading equipment that is not premium is equal to its base value. For instance an item that is commonplace could have five upgrades at a cost of. 25,600 Technology Points and 4x Quality Improvement Chance--whereas hero grade items will come with a much lower cost for each upgrade.

Premium items have different upgrade requirements than standard gear--for instance, they may require fewer sowels, but more minerals and erons. Regardless, the player will need to visit the NPC [Armor] Boboko in Central Flarine with each piece of equipment they want to upgrade. In addition to the upgrade costs listed above, each equipment upgrade will require a different amount of the ingredients for upgrading.