Ten Things You've Learned In Kindergarden To Help You Get Started With 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 damage from PvE and crit chance.

If the weapon's upgrade template is %, it will gain 3percent of its previous damage for every time it's upgraded.

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

Components

Upgrade components can be added to weapons, armor and trinkets to give them a stat boost or add a bonus effect. They can be obtained by crafting, purchasing from vendors trading, or looting. Certain upgrades come with special cosmetic effects.

Upgrade components can only be applied to devices that have slots. The item upgrader kit must be upgraded to blue before the component can be used. Upgrade components, unlike other mods can only be applied only once. They are not able to be replaced or applied multiple times. Infusions and enrichments are a specific type of upgrade component used for non-amulet ascended and legendary equipment as well as the non-ascended back items. Infusions and Enrichments can be obtained by salvaging ascended equipment or by completing a mission within the Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall campaigns.

An upgrade may have a prefix or suffix that alters the name of the equipment with the upgrade (for examplethe "Canthan Armor Insignia" becomes Canthan Armor of Minor Vigor). Some upgrades boost the Mark Level or Rarity, allowing players create stronger versions of that equipment using the smallest amount of Upgrade Crystals than is required to achieve the same upgrade level through normal methods.

A 'boost upgrade' can alter the defense or attack properties of a weapon, or armor. These upgrades can be crafted from the Portative Forging Station once the player completes the cutscene and defeats the Crazed Mechanic. They can be dropped by enemies while upgrading other gear or by purchasing them in the cash shop for 500 upgrade crystals.

The player can have a maximum of five boost upgrades at a time; each upgrade increases the chance that a higher-tier version of the item will be available in the next reset. This gives the player an incentive to keep upgrading their gear even if they're uncertain of how much it will improve following a subsequent reset.

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

Glyphs

Glyphs can be used to enhance the Paragon Board by placing them in sockets that are specifically designed for. Glyphs increase the power of nodes within a radius, including any existing affixes. Glyphs are upgraded in many ways. We recommend upgrading them as quickly as you can to level 15.

In the final game you'll often discover that the most effective way to upgrade your equipment is to use Glyphs. They are the only upgrade components 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 much faster.

The majority of upgrades in the game can be replaced however Glyphs are the one upgrade component that can be removed and replaced without restriction. Only legendary equipment can be salvaged and rebuilt with a Black Lion Salvage Kit.

Each Glyph has a specific range of values that 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 the same or higher rank to boost the value of the Glyph.

You can find Glyphs in the Black Lion Trading Post, as part of a Gem Store purchase or bundle with certain tools for gathering unlimited use as well as through Faction Crypt raids. Every Faction Crypt has the chance of dropping one of the many Glyphs as well as also a few rare Glyphs that can be found in the form of drops from any of the four Faction Crypts.

When you have the desired Glyphs then you need to place them on your gear. Each Glyph unlocks a special bonus which will boost the stats of a specific set of nodes in a radius surrounding the Glyph. Based on the Glyph it could be +40 to one of your primary stats, or +25 to two of your secondary stats.

Glyphs boost all nodes that are connected to them, so it is best to place Glyphs in the most important spots on the Graph. This will maximize the impact. Druids, for example should position their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes. They may also consider placing them near their most critical damage nodes.

Leveling

The item upgrade system allows players to increase the stats of specific items by inserting upgraded components. This is referred to as "upping". Every upgradeable item has an amount that determines its upgraded stats. Upgraded items are able to be leveled up to a maximum of ilvl 385. Each level requires a different number of components to be reached and the costs for upgrading increase as the item gets advanced in level.

Some upgrades require an ingredient to be activated. This ingredient is obtained by finishing upgrade item Recipes. These recipes can be found 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 level the item. Once enough points have been earned, the upgrade will be claimed and the additional bonuses will be added to the item.

When the player upgrades an item, the base item is replaced by a new item of the same type. This means that the same armor piece will become the form of a shield or weapon when upgraded. The new item also comes with its own set bonus. This could be a disadvantage since the item may increase in price even if you don't require it.

The upgrades to items can be rerolled, provided that the player has enough tokens to be able to do so. The item will be replaced by an entirely new item that has a base of level 1 and totally different bonuses. This is useful for certain items, but it shouldn't be repeated often, as it can waste a lot of resources.

Certain upgrades can boost their value and allow players to modify their equipment. Dolphin's Gift is a good example, as it provides an increase in power if the player is repeatedly in or exits the water. This item upgrades can be upgraded many times by increasing the maximum roll each time by 10 increments. This item can be extremely useful in PvP battles, since an item that is properly rolled it can be worth between 20 and 50x its value without being upgraded.

Requirements

The ability to upgrade items (click this) allows players to upgrade the level of their available equipment--armor, weapons, and trinkets that are above ilvl 385 by providing the appropriate items and currency to an NPC who upgrades items. 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 meet the upgraded equipment's requirements.

Each item can be upgraded up to five times, with the exception of hero gear, which can have eight upgrades. Every when you upgrade an item it has an opportunity to fail. The failure rate increases the more you exceed the maximum number of upgrades. Failures can cause the item to go to its initial condition, which requires the user to spend more money on materials than they would had they stopped upgrading at the maximum amount of upgrades.

If an item is not upgraded the experience bar on its growth bar will reset to zero. The item will also lose any bonuses it earned like the chance to crit damage to attack, additional effects (such as increased heal over time or the speed of reloading). However, the player may still 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 if a weapon increases its crit chance it will be applied before any attack damage increases. A new attribute known as Slots has been added to the item definition and the value is calculated each time an upgrade is made.

The amount of resources needed to upgrade an item is based on the rarity rating and the number of upgrade slots. The cost of upgrading non-premium products is equal to the base value of the upgrade--for instance, a standard equipment item could have five upgrades, each costing 25,600 Technology Points and a 4x Quality Improvement Chance. Hero quality items will have a much lower cost for each additional upgrade.

Premium items have different requirements for upgrading than standard gear--for instance, they might require fewer sowels, but they will require more minerals and erons. Whatever the case, players will have to visit the NPC [Armor] Boboko in Central Flarine with each piece of equipment they wish to upgrade. Each equipment upgrade requires different amounts of upgrade ingredients in addition to the cost listed above.