World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading
Upgrades can boost the value of armors, weapons and rings. Upgrades also increase bonuses such as crit chance and PvE Damage.
For example an item with the upgrade template ending in % will gain an attack damage of 3% each time it upgrades (relative to its previous value).
The cost for upgrading items increases when they reach the
item level upgrade's current level. The cost increases as the item level increases.
Components
Upgrade components can be incorporated into trinkets, armor, and weapons in order to provide them with a boost in stats or an extra effect. They can be obtained through making crafts, buying from vendors or trading with other players or looting. Certain upgrades also come with special cosmetic effects.
Upgrade components can be inserted into equipment that has a slot for them; the item must be at a minimum upgraded to blue level to allow a component to be inserted. Upgrade components, unlike other modifications, can only be applied once. They cannot be replaced or applied multiple times. Infusions and enrichments are a kind of upgrade component that can be used to upgrade non-amulet legendary and ascended equipment, as well other items that are not ascended. Infusions and enrichments are recovered by salvaging gear from the ascended, or by completing an elite mission in the Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall campaigns.
An upgrade could have a prefix or suffix changing the name of the item to the upgrade (for instance '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 to create stronger versions using fewer Upgrade crystals than they require to reach the same level with normal methods.
A 'boost' upgrade can alter the attack or defence attributes of the weapon or armor. These upgrades can be made using the Portative Forging Station once the player has completed the cutscene, and defeats the Crazed Mechanical. These upgrades can be purchased by purchasing them from the cash shop, or by obtaining them from enemies when upgrading other equipment.
Each upgrade increases the probability that a higher-tier version of the
item upgrader kit will be dropped in the next reset. This gives players a reason to upgrade their gear even when they're not sure how much it will be improved following the reset.
The boost upgrade may be successful or not, the process can be expensive, and there is a substantial risk that the item may become obsolete or even break if it fails. A failure to upgrade can destroy the Upgrade Crystals and Assist Powder, as well as the upgraded item. This is alleviated by the availability cash shop items that can double or even eliminate the chances of failure, as well as some upgrades that offer a bonus when reinserted into an item.
Glyphs
Glyphs are upgrade parts that can be inserted into special sockets on the Paragon Board. Glyphs can boost the performance of nodes within a radius, including any 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 putting Glyphs is the best method to upgrade your gear. They are the only upgrade components that can be upgraded directly to level 15 and offer a large boost to your power and radius on the Paragon Board, enabling you to reach higher nodes more quickly.
The majority of upgrades in the game can be replaced, but Glyphs are the only upgrade component that can be removed and re-placed without restriction. Only legendary equipment can be salvaged and re-placed using a Black Lion Salvage Kit.
The value of each Glyph is displayed when you select it in your inventory. You can decide to replace it with a Glyph of the same rank or a higher rank, which will increase the overall value of the glyph.
Glyphs are available in the Black Lion Trading Post as part of the Gem Store bundle or purchase them with certain tools that are unlimited in use as well as during Faction Crypt Raids. Every Faction Crypt can drop one of these Glyphs. There are some rare glyphs you can find in any of the Faction Crypts.
When you have the desired Glyphs You will have to put them on your gear. Each Glyph will grant a distinct 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.
Utilizing the Glyph can boost all nodes that are linked to it, so it is recommended to position your Glyphs close to key nodes on the Graph to maximise the impact. For example, a Druid should try to position their Glyphs close to their primary damage points, but also think about placing them near crucial damage nodes, too.
Leveling
The item upgrading system lets players increase the performance of specific items by putting upgraded components into them. This is referred to as "upping". Each upgradeable item is assigned a level that determines the final stats. Upgraded items can be upgraded up to a maximum level of 385. Each level of an item requires various components, and the cost of upgrading increase with each level.
Certain upgrades require an ingredient to be activated. This ingredient can be obtained by finishing Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be found in the upgrade tab of a crafting table, or purchased from some NPCs. Each completed Upgrade Recipe earns a number of Technology Points. These points can be used to level the item, and once enough points are earned, the upgrade will be claimed and the additional bonuses will be added to the item.
When a player upgrades an item, the base item is replaced with a new item of the same type. This means that the same armor piece will get an weapon or shield once upgraded. The new item will come with a bonus of its own. This could be a drawback because it can make the item more expensive if you do not require it.
The upgrades to items can be rerolled, if the player has enough reroll tokens to be able to do so. The item will be replaced with a brand new one that has a base of level 1 and completely different bonuses. This can be useful for certain items, however it shouldn't be done regularly, as it can waste lots of resources.
Certain upgrades can be rerolled multiple times to increase their value, allows the player to modify their equipment. An excellent example is Dolphin's Gift, which gives a buff when the player is repeatedly in and out of the water (or is able to swim like a dolphin). It can be upgraded multiple times, each time raising the max roll by a factor of 10. This item can be very valuable in PvP as a perfectly rolled version of it could be worth between 20 and 50x its value if it is not upgraded.
Requirements
The ability to upgrade items allows players to increase the quality of their equippable gear--armor, weapons and trinkets that are above ilvl 385 by providing the appropriate items and currencies to an NPC who upgrades items. The upgrade of armor set pieces will also increase the base defense of that piece, while upgrading weapons will increase the damage base and the strength and dexterity required to match the requirements of the upgraded equipment.
All items are upgradeable up to five times, except for hero equipment, which can be upgraded eight times. Each time you upgrade an item, it has the chance to fail. The failure rate increases the farther you go beyond the maximum amount of upgrades. Failures will cause the item to revert to its initial state, which will force the user to spend more money on materials than they would have to had they stopped upgrading at the maximum amount of upgrades.
If an item is not upgraded the experience bar on the bar for growth will be reset to zero. The item will also lose any bonuses it earned, such as chances to be crit, attack damage, or other effects (such as an increase in healing over time, or the speed of reloading). However, the player may continue to use the weapon or armor following the failure.
When an
item upgrades is upgraded the upgrades are applied from lowest to highest. This means that the weapon that is upgraded gains a crit chance increase, the increase will be applied before any damage from attacks increases. A new attribute known as Slots is now added to the definition of the item and the value is computed each time an upgrade is made.
The amount of resources required to upgrade an item are based on its rarity rating and upgrade slot count. The cost of upgrading non-premium equipment is equal to its value. For example an item of common use could have five upgrades for a price of. 25600 Technology Points 4x Quality Improvement Opportunity. Hero grade items are less expensive per upgrade.
Premium items might have different upgrade requirements from standard gear. For instance they might require less sowels, however they may require more minerals and orons. Whatever the case, players will need to visit the NPC [ArmorBoboko in Central Flarine. Boboko in Central Flarine with each piece of equipment they want to upgrade. In addition to the upgrade cost mentioned above, each equipment upgrade item (
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