The 10 Most Scariest Things About Item Upgrading

World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading

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

For instance a weapon that has the upgrade template ending in % will take on 3% attack damage every time it upgrades (relative to its previous value).

The cost of upgrading an item is determined by the item's level. The cost increases with item's level.

Components

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

Upgrade components can only be used on equipment with a slot. The item must be upgraded to blue before a component can be used. Like other mods, upgrade components can only be used once; they cannot be applied multiple times or replaced by new upgrades. Infusions and Enrichments are a kind of upgrade component that is used to upgrade non-amulet legendary and ascended equipment, as well as some non-ascended items. Infusions and enrichments 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 equipment to which it is applied (for examplefor example 'Canthan Armor Insignia' becomes Canthan Armor of Minor Vigor). Certain upgrades can increase the Mark Rarity or Level of an item, which lets players create stronger versions with less Upgrade crystals than they require to reach the same level with normal methods.

A boost upgrade can change the attack or defence characteristics of a weapon, or armor. These upgrades can be made using the Portative Forging Station once the player completes the cutscene and defeats the Crazed mechanic. These upgrades can be purchased by purchasing them from the cash shop, or by getting them from enemies while upgrading other equipment.

Each upgrade increases the likelihood that a higher tier version of the item will be available during the next reset. This gives players the opportunity to upgrade their equipment even in the event that they don't know what can be improved upon an update.

The process of upgrading an item can be costly and it's possible that the item will eventually become obsolete, or even break, if the upgrade fails. Upgrade Crystals and assist powders are also destroyed when the upgrade fails. This is alleviated by the availability cash shop items that can double or even eliminate the chances of failure, and a few upgrades that give an additional benefit when they are inserted into an item.

Glyphs

Glyphs can be used to upgrade the Paragon Board by placing them in sockets that are specifically designed for. Glyphs can boost the performance of nodes within a radius, including any existing attaches. Glyphs can be upgraded in numerous ways. We recommend upgrading them as fast as possible up to 15 levels.

In the endgame you'll often discover that the best way to improve your gear is by placing Glyphs. They are the only upgrade component that can be upgraded straight to level 15 and offer an enormous boost to your power and radius on the Paragon Board, enabling you to get higher nodes faster.

Most of the upgrades in the game can be replaced, however, Glyphs are only the one upgrade component that can be removed and put back in place without restrictions. Only legendary equipment can be salvaged and rebuilt with the help of a Black Lion Salvage Kit.

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

Glyphs can be found in the Black Lion Trading Post as part of an 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 many Glyphs, and there are some rare glyphs to be found as drops from any of the four Faction Crypts.

Once you have gotten the desired Glyphs you'll require them to be placed on your equipment. Each Glyph will grant a distinct bonus that can boost a particular set of stat nodes within a radius around the Glyph. Depending on the Glyph, this will either be +40 to one of your primary stats, or +25 to two of your secondary stats.

Glyphs increase the number of nodes connected to them, which is why it is best to place Glyphs in key locations on the Graph. This will increase the impact. Druids, for example should position their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes. They may also want to consider placing them near their critical damage nodes.

Leveling

The upgrade system for items allows players to increase the effectiveness of certain items by placing upgraded components into them. This is referred to as "upping". Each upgradeable item has a level which determines the final stats. Upgraded items are able to be leveled up to a maximum of ilvl 385. Each item level requires various components, and the cost of upgrading increase with each level.

Certain upgrades require an ingredient to be activated. This ingredient is obtained by finishing Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be found in the upgrade tab of a crafting table or bought from NPCs. Each Upgrade Recipe that is completed earns some Technology Points. These points can be used to upgrade the item. Once enough points are earned, the upgrade will be claimed and any additional bonuses will be added to the item.

When an item is upgraded by a player it is replaced with a different item of the same kind. The same armor can be transformed into a weapon or a shield when upgraded. The new item also comes with its own bonus. This could be a drawback, as the item can increase in price even if you don't need it.

Item upgrades can sometimes be rerolled, provided that the player has enough reroll tokens in order to do this. The item will be replaced with a brand new one that is based on a level 1 base and completely different bonuses. This can be useful for certain items, but it's not something that should be done regularly, as it can waste lots of resources.

Certain upgrades can be rerolled several times, increasing their value and giving players the ability to alter their equipment. One example is Dolphin's Gift, which gives an advantage when a player is repeatedly in and out of the water (or is able to swim like dolphins). It is possible to upgrade it several times, each time raising the maximum roll by 10 points. This item can be very valuable in PvP as a perfectly rolled version of it can be worth between 20 and 50 times its value if it is not upgraded.

Requirements

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

All items can be upgraded a maximum of five times, with the exception of hero gear that can be upgraded with eight upgrades. Each time you upgrade a piece of equipment, it is at risk of failing. The rate of failure increases when you exceed the maximum number. Failures will result in the item returning to its initial state which means that the player has to spend additional resources than if they had stopped upgrading after the maximum amount.

If an item upgrader mod fails to upgrade, the amount of accumulated experience in its growth bar is reset to zero. In addition the item will lose any bonus it earned such as crit chance and attack damage, as well as any additional effects associated with that effect (for instance, an increase in heal over time or reload speed). The player is able to use their weapon or armor even after the failure.

Whenever an item is upgraded the upgrades are applied in order from the lowest to the highest. This means that when a weapon gains an increase in crit chance the increase is applied prior to any increase in attack damage. Slots is a new attribute that was added to item definitions. The value is recalculated every time an upgrade occurs.

The amount of resources needed to upgrade an item are dependent on its rarity score 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 upgrade might have 5 upgrades with a cost of 25,600 Technology Points and 4x Quality Improvement Chance--whereas hero grade items will have the lowest cost for each upgrade.

Premium items could have different upgrade requirements than regular gear. For example they may require less sowels, however they may require more minerals and orons. Players will still have to carry each piece of gear they wish to upgrade to NPC [Armor] Boboko located in Central Flarine. Each equipment upgrade requires different amounts of the ingredients needed to upgrade, in addition to the costs listed above.