The 10 Most Terrifying Things About Item Upgrading

World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading

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

For example, a weapon with the upgrade template ending in % will take on an attack damage of 3% each time it is upgraded (relative to its previous value).

The cost of upgrading an item increases as it reaches the item upgrader kit's current level. The cost rises with item's level.

Components

Upgrade components are items that can be slotted into armor, weapons and trinkets in order to provide an extra stat boost or effect while they're in use. These can be obtained by crafting, buying from vendors or trading with other players, or looting. Certain upgrades come with special cosmetic effects.

Upgrade components can only be applied to equipment with a slot. The item must be at least 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 with upgrades. Infusions and Enrichments are type of upgrade component that can be used to upgrade non-amulet legendary or Ascended equipment, as well as some non-ascended items. Infusions and enrichments can be recovered by salvaging gear that is ascended or completing an elite mission in the Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall campaigns.

An upgrade may be prefixed or a suffix, modifying the name of the equipment with which it is used (for instancethe 'Canthan Armor Insignia is changed to Canthan Armor of Minor Vigor). Some upgrades increase the Mark Rarity or Level of an item, which lets players create stronger versions with the smallest amount of Upgrade crystals than they require to achieve the same level using standard methods.

A boost upgrade can change the attack or defence attributes of a weapon, or armor. These upgrades are available to be crafted from the Portative Forging Station once the player completes the cutscene and defeats the Crazed Mechanical. They can be dropped by enemies while upgrading other gear or purchasing them in the cash shop for 500 upgrade crystals per.

The player can get the maximum of five boost upgrades at a time. Each upgrade increases the chance that a higher-level version of the item will drop during the next reset. This gives players a reason to upgrade their gear, even when they're not sure what can be improved upon the reset.

The boost upgrade may be successful or not, the process can be costly, and there is a substantial possibility that the item will be obsolete or even break if it fails; a unsuccessful upgrade could ruin upgrade items Crystals and Assist Powder as well as the upgraded item. This is reduced by the availability of cash shop items that can double or even eliminate the chances of failure, and a few upgrades that give the benefit of being reinserted into an item.

Glyphs

Glyphs are upgrade elements that can be placed in special sockets on the Paragon Board. Glyphs boost the power of nodes within a radius, including any existing affixes. Glyphs can be upgraded various ways, and we recommend getting them to level 15 as soon as you can.

You'll often see in the endgame that putting Glyphs is the best way to upgrade your gear. They are the only upgrade component that can be upgraded straight to level 15, and they provide an enormous boost to your power and radius on the Paragon Board, enabling you to climb higher nodes faster.

The majority of upgrades in the game can be replaced, however, Glyphs are only the one upgrade component that can be removed and re-placed without restriction. The only exception is legendary equipment, which requires the use of a Black Lion Salvage Kit to salvage and replace.

Each Glyph has a particular range of values it can improve a stat by, and the value is displayed when you choose the Glyph in your inventory. You can replace it with a Glyph that is of the same or higher rank to increase the 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 gathering tools that are unlimited-use as well as through Faction Crypt raids. Each Faction Crypt will drop one of these Glyphs. There are also some rare glyphs you can find in any of the Faction Crypts.

After you have acquired the desired Glyphs you will require them to be put on your gear. Each Glyph will unlock a unique bonus that can boost the stats of a specific set of nodes in the vicinity of 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.

The use of Glyphs Glyph will boost all nodes that are connected to it, so you should try to place your Glyphs near key nodes on the Graph to maximise the impact. For example, a Druid should try to position their Glyphs near their primary damage nodes, but you should also be sure to place them near the most critical damage nodes, too.

Leveling

The item upgrade system allows players to boost the effectiveness of certain items by introducing upgraded components. This is also known as "upping". Each upgradeable item is assigned a level which determines the final stats. Upgraded items can be leveled to a maximum of ilvl 385. Each level of item requires different components, and upgrade costs increase with each level.

Some upgrades require a special ingredient to activate. This ingredient is obtained by the completion of Upgrade Recipes. These recipes are available in the upgrade tab of a crafting table or purchased from some NPCs. Each Upgrade Recipe that is completed earns some Technology Points. These points can be used for the upgrading of an item. When enough points have been earned you'll be eligible to claim the upgrade and also receive the bonuses.

When a player upgrades an item, the base item is replaced with a new item of the same kind. The same armor can be transformed into a weapon or a shield when upgraded. The new item comes with its own bonus. This can be a disadvantage, as it can cause the item to become more expensive if you don't require it.

If the player has enough tokens, they can roll the upgrade of their item. The item will be replaced by a brand new one that is based on a level 1 base and totally different bonuses. This can be useful for certain items, but it shouldn't be done regularly, as it could waste many resources.

Certain upgrades can increase their value and allow players to modify their gear. A good example of this is Dolphin's Gift, which gives a buff when the player is repeatedly in and out of the water (or does not swim as a dolphin). This can be upgraded several times, each time raising the max roll by a factor of 10. This item is extremely useful in PvP. A perfectly rolled version could be worth up to 50x the value of a non-upgraded version.

Requirements

The upgrader for items lets players increase the level of their equipment (armor, weapons, and trinkets) beyond ilvl385 by handing over the appropriate currency to the NPC. Upgrading armor set pieces will also increase the base defense of the piece, whereas upgrading weapon items will increase the base damage and required strength and dexterity to match the requirements of the upgraded equipment.

All items can be upgraded a maximum of five times, except for hero gear that can be upgraded up to eight times. Every time you upgrade an object it has a chance of failing. The failure rate increases when you exceed the maximum number. Failures will cause the item to revert to its original state, which will force the user to spend more materials than they would had they stopped upgrading at the maximum number of upgrades.

If an item fails to upgrade the amount of experience in its growth bar is reset to zero. The item also loses any bonuses it has gained like chances to be crit attack damage, other effects (such as a higher healing rate over time, or reloading speed). The player can continue to use their weapon or armor even after the failure.

When an item upgrader mod is upgraded, the upgrades are applied in order from the lowest to the highest. This means that, if a weapon gains an increase in crit chance the increase is applied before any increase in attack damage. A new attribute called Slots has been added to the item's definition and the value is recomputed each time an upgrade is made.

The amount of resources needed to upgrade an item upgrades is based on the rarity rating and number of upgrade slots. The cost for upgrading non-premium items is the same as the base value of the upgrade--for instance, a standard equipment item may have five upgrades at a cost of 25,600 Technology Points and 4x Quality Improvement Chance--whereas hero grade items will have a much lower cost for each additional upgrade.

Premium items could have different upgrade requirements from regular gear. For instance they might require less sowels, however they may require more minerals and orons. However, players must visit the NPC [ArmorBoboko in Central Flarine. Boboko in Central Flarine with each piece of equipment they wish to upgrade. In addition to the upgrade costs mentioned above, each equipment upgrade requires an individual amount of ingredients needed to upgrade.