The 10 Most Scariest Things About Item Upgrading

World of Warcraft Upgrades and item upgrading (via Perfectworld)

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

For example a weapon that has the upgrade template that ends in % will take on 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 as the level of the item increases.

Components

Upgrade components can be incorporated into trinkets, armor, and weapons to give them a boost in stats or add a bonus effect. They can be obtained through making crafts, buying from vendors or trading with other players, or looting. Some upgrades have special cosmetic effects.

Upgrade components can only be applied to devices that have slots. The item must be upgraded to blue before a component can be applied. Upgrade components, unlike other modifications, can only be applied only once. They cannot be replaced or applied several times. Infusions and Enrichments are kind of upgrade component that is used to upgrade non-amulet legendary or Ascended equipment, as well in some items that aren't ascended. Enrichments and Infusions can be obtained by salvaging equipment from the ascended state or completing a mission in the Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall campaigns.

A suffix or prefix can be added to an upgrade, changing the name of the item it is used on (for instance, 'Canthan Armor Insignia,' becomes Canthan Armor Minor Vigor). Certain upgrades can increase the Mark Level or Rarity of an item, which lets players to create stronger versions using less Upgrade crystals than they need to reach the same level with normal methods.

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

The player is able to have up to five boost upgrades at one time. Each upgrade increases the chance that a better-quality version of the item will drop at the time of the next reset. This gives players a reason to upgrade their gear, even in the event that they don't know what will be improved after a reset.

The process of upgrading an item could be costly and it is likely 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. Cash shop items can be used to decrease or eliminate the risk of failure. Some upgrades also offer a bonus if they are reinserted.

Glyphs

Glyphs are upgrade parts which can be put in special sockets on the Paragon Board. Glyphs boost the power of all nodes within the area around them, including pre-existing affixes on equipment. Glyphs can be upgraded many ways, and we suggest getting them up to level 15 whenever you can.

It is commonplace to see in the endgame that placing Glyphs is the Best item upgrade method to upgrade your equipment. They are the only upgrade component which can be upgraded to level 15 and give significant boosts to your power on the Paragon Board.

Glyphs, which is the only upgrade component that can be removed without restriction and then replaced again are the most commonly used. The only exception is legendary equipment, which requires an Black Lion Salvage Kit to salvage and then re-install.

The value of each Glyph is displayed when you select it from your inventory. You can replace it with another Glyph with the same rank, or a higher rank, which will boost the overall value of the Glyph.

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

Once you have obtained the desired Glyphs You will have to attach them to your gear. Each Glyph unlocks a unique bonus that will boost the stats of a specific set of nodes within a radius around 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 boost all nodes connected to them, so it is best to place Glyphs in strategic spots on the Graph. This will increase the impact. For instance that a Druid should aim to place their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes, but also consider placing them near critical damage nodes as well.

Leveling

The item upgrading system lets players increase the effectiveness of specific items by putting upgraded components in them. This is often referred to as "upping". Each upgradeable item has an amount that determines its upgraded stats. Upgraded items can be upgraded until they reach a maximum level of 385 ilvl. Each level of an item requires a different number of components to be reached and the cost of upgrading increase as the item is upgraded.

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 obtained from NPCs. Each Upgrade Recipe completed results in a certain amount of Technology points. These points can be used to leveling up an item. Once enough points are earned, you will be eligible to claim the upgrade and receive its additional bonuses.

When an item is upgraded by a player it is replaced by a new item of the same kind. This means that the same armor piece will get a weapon or shield when upgraded. The new item will have a unique bonus. This can be a disadvantage, as it can cause the item upgrade to become more expensive if you do not need it.

Upgrades to items can be rerolled, provided that the player has enough tokens in order to do this. The item will be replaced by a brand new one that has a level 1 basis and completely different bonuses. This can be useful for some items, but it's not something that should be repeated often, as it can waste many resources.

Certain upgrades can be rerolled multiple times to increase their value, giving players the ability to alter their gear. An excellent example is Dolphin's Gift, which gives a buff when the player repeatedly enters and exits water (or swims like dolphins). This item can be upgraded several times, increasing the maximum roll each time by 10 increments. This item can be extremely useful in PvP battles, since the best version of it could be worth between 20 and 50x its non-upp'd value.

Requirements

Item upgrading allows players to boost the quality of their equippable equipment--armor, weapons, and trinkets above ilvl 385--by presenting the appropriate currency and items to an NPC that upgrades items. Upgrades to armor set pieces improve the strength of their base defense, while upgrades to weapon items increase the damage they deal as well as their strength and dexterity.

Each item can be upgraded up to five times, except for hero gear that can be upgraded with eight upgrades. Every each time you upgrade an item, it is given the chance to fail. The rate of failure increases as you go over the maximum amount of upgrades. Failures will cause the item to go to its original state, requiring the player to spend more materials than they would have to had they stopped upgrading at the highest number of upgrades.

If an item does not upgrade, the amount of accumulated experience in its growth bar is reset to zero. The item will also lose any bonuses it has gained like chances to be crit attack damage, additional effects (such as a higher healing rate over time or reloading speed). However, the user can continue to use the weapon or armor after the failure.

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

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 items--for example, a common equipment item could have five upgrades with a cost of 25600 Technology Points 4x Quality Improvement Chance. Hero grade items have lower costs per upgrade.

Premium items might have different upgrade requirements from regular gear. For instance they may require fewer sowels, but more minerals and orons. The player will need to carry each piece of gear they want to upgrade to the NPC [Armor] Boboko located in Central Flarine. Each upgrade of equipment will require different amounts of ingredients for upgrading, in addition to the costs that are listed above.