Item Upgrading: It s Not As Expensive As You Think
World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading
Upgrades can boost the value of armors, weapons and rings. They also boost extra bonuses, such as PvE damage and crit chance.
If the template for upgrading a weapon is %, it will increase 3percent of its previous damage for every time it is upgraded.
The cost of upgrading an item is determined by the item's level. The cost increases with item's level.
Components
Upgrade components are items that can be put into weapons, armor, and trinkets to give a stat bonus or extra impact while they're being used. They can be obtained by crafting, purchasing from vendors trading or looting. Some upgrades can also be accompanied by specific cosmetic effects.
Upgrade components can only be applied to equipment that has a slot. The item must be at least upgraded to blue level before a component can be used. Like other mods, upgrade components can only be used one time; they cannot be applied multiple times or replaced by new upgrades. Infusions and enrichments are a special kind of upgrade component that is that is designed for non-amulet ascended and legendary equipment as well as the non-ascended back items. Infusions and Enrichments can be obtained by salvaging equipment from the ascended state or by completing a mission within the Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall campaigns.
An upgrade could be prefixed or a suffix, modifying the name of the item to which it is applied (for instancethe 'Canthan Armor Insignia' becomes Canthan Armor of Minor Vigor). Some upgrades boost the Mark Level or Rarity, allowing players to create stronger versions of the equipment that require less Upgrade Crystals than would be required to reach the same level of upgrade using normal methods.
A boost upgrade can alter the attack or defense attributes of a weapon, or armor. These upgrades are available to be made from the Portative Forging Station once the player has completed the cutscene, and defeats the Crazed Mechanical. These upgrades can be purchased by purchasing them in the cash shop or collecting them from enemies when upgrading other equipment.
The player can get 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 an incentive to upgrade their gear, even if they are unsure how much it will be improved after a reset.
The process of upgrading an item can be expensive and it is likely that the item will become obsolete or even break if the upgrade items is unsuccessful. Upgrade Crystals and assist powders are also destroyed when an upgrade fails. This is alleviated by the availability cash shop items that increase or even eliminate the possibility of failure, as well as some upgrades that provide 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 all nodes within their radius, including pre-existing affixes on equipment. 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 most effective way 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 faster.
Glyphs, the only upgrade component which can be removed without restriction and replaced with no restrictions, are the most common. Only legendary equipment can be salvaged and rebuilt using the aid of a Black Lion Salvage Kit.
Each Glyph has a certain range of values it can improve a stat by. The value is shown when you select the Glyph in your inventory. You can decide to replace it with a Glyph with the same rank or a higher rank, which will increase the overall 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 gathering tools that are unlimited-use, and through Faction Crypt raids. Each Faction Crypt has the possibility of dropping one of the numerous Glyphs and there are also a few rare Glyphs that can be found in the form of drops from any of the four Faction Crypts.
After you have acquired the desired Glyphs you will require them to be put on your equipment. Each Glyph unlocks a unique bonus that can boost the stats of a particular set of nodes in the vicinity of the Glyph. It can be +40 for one of your primary stats or +25 for two of your secondary stats based on the Glyph.
Glyphs boost all nodes that are connected to them, therefore it is recommended to place Glyphs in the most important places on the Graph. This will increase the impact. Druids, for instance, should place their Glyphs close to their primary damage nodes. They may also consider placing them near their primary damage nodes.
Leveling
The upgrade system for items allows players to increase the stats of specific items by inserting upgraded components. This is known as "upping". Each upgradeable item comes with a level, which determines its final upgraded stats. Upgraded items can be upgraded to a maximum of ilvl 385. Each item level requires various components, and the cost of upgrading increase with each level.
Certain upgrades require an ingredient to be activated. This ingredient is obtained by making 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 to upgrade the item, and 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 it is replaced by a new item of the same type. The same armor can be transformed into an weapon or shield when upgraded. The new item will come with a bonus of its own. This could be a disadvantage in that the item could be more expensive even if you do not need it.
Upgrades to items can be rerolled if the player has enough tokens in order to do this. The item will be replaced by the same item, but it has a level 1 basis and totally different bonuses. This can be beneficial however it should not be used frequently as it can be a waste of resources.
Certain upgrades can boost their value, allowing players to customize their equipment. One example is Dolphin's Gift, which gives an increase in power when a player is repeatedly in and out of the water (or does not swim as a dolphin). The item can be upgraded multiple times, increasing the maximum roll each time by 10 increments. This item can be very valuable in PvP, as the best version of it can be worth between 20 and 50 times its value without being upgraded.
Requirements
Item upgrading allows players to boost the level of their available equipment - weapons, armor, and trinkets over ilvl 385 by providing the appropriate items and currency to an item upgrader NPC. Upgrades to armor set pieces also increase its base defense and upgrades to weapon items increase their base damage and also increase their strength and dexterity.
All items can be upgraded up to five times, except for hero equipment, which is able to be upgraded eight times. Each time you upgrade an item it is given the chance to fail. The failure rate increases the farther you exceed the maximum number of upgrades. Failures can cause the item to return to its initial state and the player having to spend additional materials than if they had stopped upgrading after the maximum amount.
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 gained like crit chance attack damage, additional effects (such as increased heal over time or the speed of reloading). However, the user can still continue to use the weapon or armor after the failure.
When an item is upgraded the upgrades are applied in order from the lowest to the highest. This means that, when a weapon gains an increase in the chance of crit it will be applied prior to any increase in attack damage. Slots is a brand new attribute that has been added to the definitions of items. The value is calculated each time an upgrade occurs.
The amount of resources required to upgrade an item is based on the rarity rating as well as the number of upgrade slots. The cost for upgrading non-premium items is the same as the base value of the upgrade. For instance, a typical equipment item could have five upgrades with a cost of 25,600 Technology Points and a 4x Quality Improvement Chance. Hero grade items will come with a much lower cost for each additional upgrade.
Premium items have different upgrade requirements as compared to standard equipment, for instance, they might require fewer sowels but 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 want to upgrade. Each equipment upgrade will require different amounts of ingredients for upgrading, in addition to the cost listed above.