World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading

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

For instance an item with the upgrade template that ends in % will take on 3% attack damage every time it upgrades (relative to its previous value).

Item upgrading costs crests and the item upgrade's current level. The cost increases as the level of the item increases.

Components

Upgrade components are items that can be slotted into armor, weapons and trinkets to provide a stat bonus or extra effect while they're in use. These can be obtained by crafting, purchasing 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 a blue level before the component can be used. In contrast to other mods components can only be used one time; they cannot be applied repeatedly or replaced with upgrades. Infusions and enrichments are a specific kind of upgrade component that is used to upgrade non-amulet ascended or legendary equipment, as well as some of the non-ascended back items. Infusions and enrichments are recovered by salvaging gear that is ascended or completing an elite task in the Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall campaigns.

A prefix or suffix may be added to an upgrade, which alters the name of the item it's used on (for instance, 'Canthan Armor Insignia,' is changed to Canthan Armor Minor Vigor). Some upgrades increase the Mark Rarity or Level of an item, which lets players to create stronger versions of the item using the smallest amount of Upgrade crystals than they would require to reach the same level with normal methods.

A 'boost' upgrade can alter the attack or defence characteristics of an armored weapon or. These upgrades are available to be made using the Portative Forging Station once the player completes the cutscene and defeats the Crazed mechanic. These upgrades can be obtained by purchasing them from the cash shop, or by obtaining them from enemies when upgrading other equipment.

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 during the next reset. This gives the player some incentive to continue improving their equipment even if they're not sure of the extent to which it will improve after a future reset.

The process of upgrading an item could be costly and it is likely that the item will become obsolete or even break in the event that the upgrade fails. Upgrade Crystals and assist powder are also destroyed when the upgrade fails. This is alleviated by the availability cash shop items that can increase or even eliminate the possibility of failure, as well as 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 increase the power of all nodes in their radius and include pre-existing affixes to equipment. Glyphs can be upgraded various ways, and we suggest getting them up to level 15 as soon as you can.

You'll often see in the final game that placing Glyphs is a great method to upgrade item your gear. They are the only upgrade components that can be upgraded directly 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.

Most of the upgrades in the game can be replaced, but Glyphs are the only upgrade component that can be removed and replaced without restriction. Only legendary equipment can be salvaged and rebuilt by using the aid of a Black Lion Salvage Kit.

Each Glyph has a certain range of values that can enhance a stat by, and the value is shown when you select the Glyph in your inventory. You can replace it with another Glyph that is of the same or higher rank to increase the value of the Glyph.

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

When you have the desired Glyphs You will have to put them on your equipment. Each Glyph unlocks a special bonus which will boost the stats of a specific set of nodes in a radius surrounding 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.

The use of a Glyph can boost all nodes that are connected to it, and it is recommended to position your Glyphs near key nodes on the Graph to maximise the impact. Druids for instance should put their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes. They may be able to place them near their most critical damage nodes.

Leveling

The item upgrading system allows players to improve the stats of certain items by placing upgraded components in them. This is commonly known as "upping". Each upgradeable item has a level that determines the final stats. Upgraded items can be upgraded until they reach a maximum level of 385 ilvl. Each item level requires a different number of components to be reached and the cost of upgrading increase as the item upgrader kit is advanced in level.

Some upgrades require an ingredient to be activated. This ingredient can be obtained by making Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be found in the upgrade tab of a crafting table, or purchased from some NPCs. Each Upgrade Recipe that is completed results in a certain amount of Technology points. These points can be used to level up the item. Once enough points are earned, the upgrade can be claimed and the additional bonuses will be added to the item.

When the player upgrades an item to a higher level, the original item is replaced with a different item of the same type. This means that the same piece of armor will be transformed into an weapon or shield once upgraded. The new item also has its own set bonus. This could be a disadvantage, as the item can become more expensive even if you don't require it.

Upgrades to items can be rerolled if the player has enough reroll tokens in order to do this. The item will be replaced with a brand new one that has a level 1 basis and totally different bonuses. This is a good idea however it should not be repeated often since it can waste resources.

Some upgrades can increase their value and allow players to modify their gear. One example is Dolphin's Gift, which gives a buff when the player is repeatedly in and out of the water (or swims like dolphins). It can be upgraded multiple times, each time raising the maximum roll by a factor of 10. This item is extremely valuable in PvP as a perfectly rolled version of it could be worth between 20 and 50 times its value without being upgraded.

Requirements

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

All items can be upgraded a maximum of five times, except for hero gear which can be upgraded with eight upgrades. Each when you upgrade an item, it is given the chance to fail. The rate of failure increases as you exceed the maximum amount of upgrades. Failures will result in the item returning to its original state which means that the player has to purchase more items than if they stopped upgrading after the maximum amount.

If an item is not upgraded, the experience bar in the bar for growth will be reset to zero. The item will also lose any bonuses it has gained like the chance to crit damage to attack, other effects (such as a higher healing rate over time or reloading speed). The player is able to use their weapon or armor even after the failure.

When an item upgrade is upgraded the upgrades are applied from lowest to highest. This means that, should a weapon gain an increase in crit chance it will be applied before any increase in attack damage. Slots is a new attribute that was added to the definitions of items. The value is recalculated each time an upgrade occurs.

The amount of resources needed to upgrade an item are determined by its rarity rating and upgrade slot count. The cost for upgrading non-premium items is the same as the base value of the upgrade--for instance, a standard equipment item could have five upgrades, each costing 25,600 Technology Points and 4x Quality Improvement Chance--whereas hero quality items will have a much lower cost for each upgrade.

Premium items could require different upgrades than normal equipment. For instance, they may need less sowels, but they will require more minerals and orons. Players will still have to bring every piece of gear they wish to upgrade to the NPC [Armor] Boboko located in Central Flarine. In addition to the upgrade costs mentioned above, each upgrade will require a different amount of the upgrade ingredients.