World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading
Upgrades can boost the value of weapons, armors and rings. They also boost extra bonuses like crit chance and PvE damage.
If the weapon's upgrade template is in %, the weapon will gain an additional 3% of the previous damage every time it's upgraded.
The cost of upgrading an item is determined by the item's level. The cost increases as the item's level increases.
Components
Upgrade components are items that can be inserted into armor, weapons and trinkets to give an additional stat boost or impact while they're being used. They can be acquired through crafting, purchasing from vendors, trading or looting. Some upgrades also have special cosmetic effects.
Upgrade components can be inserted into any equipment that has a slot for them; the item must have been at least upgraded to the blue level to allow a component to be inserted. Upgrade components, unlike other modifications, can only be applied once. They are not able to be replaced or applied multiple times. Infusions and Enrichments are a type of upgrade component used to upgrade non-amulet legendary and ascended equipment, as well as some non-ascended items. Infusions and enrichments are recovered by salvaging ascended gear or completing an elite mission in the Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall campaigns.
A suffix or prefix can be added to an upgrade, thereby changing the name of the item it's applied to (for example, 'Canthan Armor Insignia',' changes to Canthan Armor Minor Vigor). Certain upgrades boost the Mark Rarity or Level of an item, which lets players to create stronger versions of the item using fewer Upgrade crystals than they would require to reach the same level with normal methods.
A 'boost upgrade' can alter the attack or defense attributes of a weapon or armor. These upgrades are available to be made using the Portative Forging Station once the player completes the cutscene and defeats the Crazed Mechanical. They can be dropped by enemies when upgrading other gear, or by buying them from the cash shop for 500 upgrade crystals per.
Each upgrade increases the probability that a better-quality version of an item will be revealed during 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 process of upgrading an item can be expensive and it's possible that the item will eventually become obsolete or even break if the upgrade is unsuccessful. Upgrade Crystals and assist powders are also destroyed when an upgrade fails. This is mitigated by the availability of cash shop items that increase or even eliminate the chance of failure, and some upgrades that offer the benefit of being reinserted into an item.
Glyphs
Glyphs can be used to upgrade the Paragon Board by placing them in special sockets. Glyphs can boost the performance of nodes within a radius, which includes any pre-existing attaches. Glyphs are upgraded in many ways. We recommend upgrading them as quickly as you can to level 15.
In the endgame you'll find that the best way to enhance your gear is by placing Glyphs. They are the only upgrade component that can be upgraded straight to level 15 and provide significant boosts to your power and radius on the Paragon Board, enabling you to get higher nodes much faster.
Most of the upgrades in the game can be replaced, however Glyphs are the one upgrade component that can be removed and re-placed without restrictions. Only legendary equipment can be salvaged and re-placed with the aid of a Black Lion Salvage Kit.
The value of each Glyph is displayed when you select it from your inventory. You can replace it with another Glyph that is of 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 unlimited-use gathering tools as well as through Faction Crypt raids. Each Faction Crypt can drop one of these Glyphs. There are also some rare glyphs which you can find in any of the Faction Crypts.
Once you have obtained the desired Glyphs then you have to attach them to your equipment. Each Glyph unlocks a bonus that will boost a specific set of stat nodes in a radius surrounding the Glyph. Based on the Glyph, this will either be +40 to one of your primary stats, or +25 to two of your secondary stats.
Glyphs will increase the number of nodes connected to them, therefore it is best to put Glyphs in the most important locations on the Graph. This will maximize the impact. For instance an Druid should try to position their Glyphs close to their primary damage points, but also be sure to place them near the most critical damage nodes as well.
Leveling
The item upgrade system allows players to increase the power of certain items by adding upgraded components. This is referred to as "upping". Each upgradeable item comes with an amount, which determines its final upgraded stats. Upgraded items can be upgraded up to a maximum of 385. Each item level requires various components, and the cost of upgrading increase with each level.
Some upgrades require an ingredient to be activated. This ingredient is obtained by completing Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be purchased from NPCs or on the upgrade tab of crafting tables. Each Upgrade Recipe 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 improves the equipment they have it will be replaced by a new item. The same armor can be transformed into an weapon or shield when upgraded. The new item also comes with its own set bonus. This could be a drawback, as the item can increase in price even if you don't need it.
Item upgrades can sometimes be rerolled, if the player has enough reroll tokens in order to do this. This causes the item to be exchanged for a new one, with the level 1 base, and a different set of bonuses. This can be beneficial but it should not be repeated often since it can be a waste of resources.
Certain upgrades can be rerolled several times which increases their value and allowing the player to customize their gear. Dolphin's Gift is a good example, as it gives buffs when the player repeatedly enters or exits water. This item can be upgraded many times and increases the maximum roll each time by 10 increments. This item can be very valuable in PvP as an item that is properly rolled it could be worth between 20 and 50x its value without being upgraded.
Requirements
The ability to upgrade item s allows players to boost the quality of their equippable equipment - weapons, armor, and trinkets that are above ilvl 385 by presenting the appropriate items and currencies to an NPC that upgrades items. Upgrades to armor set pieces also improve the strength of their base defense and upgrades to weapon items boost their base damage as well as the required strength and dexterity.
Each item can be upgraded up to five times, except for hero gear which can have eight upgrades. Every time you upgrade an item it has a chance to fail--the rate of failure increases as you exceed the maximum amount of upgrades. Failures will cause the item to return to its initial state which means that the player has to purchase more resources than if they had stopped upgrading after the maximum amount.
If an item is not able to upgrade, the amount of accumulated experience in its growth bar is reset to zero. In addition, the item will lose any bonuses it gained, including crit chance and attack damage, and all additional effects associated with that effect (for instance, a higher healing over time or reload speed). The player will be able to use their weapon or armor after the failure.
When an item is upgraded, the upgrades are applied from the lowest to highest. This means that, should a weapon gain an increase in its crit chance, the increase is applied before any increase in attack damage. Slots is a brand new attribute that has been added to item definitions. The value is recalculated every time an upgrade occurs.
The amount of resources needed to upgrade an item is based on the rarity rating and number of upgrade slots. The cost of upgrading non-premium equipment is equal to the value of the base item. For instance, a common item might have five upgrades for a price of. 25600 Technology Points 4x Quality Improvement Opportunity. Hero quality items have lower costs per upgrade.
Premium items might have different upgrade requirements from regular gear. For example, they may need fewer sowels, but more minerals and orons. Whatever the case, players will need to visit the NPC [Armorthe ] Boboko in Central Flarine with each piece of equipment they wish to upgrade. Each upgrade to equipment requires different amounts of ingredients needed to upgrade, in addition to the costs mentioned above.