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World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading

Upgrades can boost the value of certain numeric stats on armor, weapons and rings. Upgrades also increase bonuses such as Crit chance and damage from PvE.

For example an item with the upgrade template that ends in % will suffer 3% attack damage every time it is upgraded (relative to its previous value).

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 inserted into weapons, armor, and trinkets to provide a stat bonus or extra impact while they're being used. 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 be inserted into equipment with a slot for them. The item must be at least upgraded to the blue level for a component to be inserted. Upgrade components, unlike other mods, can only be applied only once. They are not able to be replaced or applied several times. Infusions and Enrichments are type of upgrade component that is used to upgrade items non-amulet legendary or ascended equipment, as well in some items that aren't ascended. Infusions and enrichments can be recovered by salvaging ascended gear or completing an elite task in the Prophecies, Factions and Nightfall campaigns.

An upgrade may be prefixed or a suffix that alters the name of the equipment to the upgrade (for examplefor example 'Canthan Armor Insignia is changed to Canthan Armor of Minor Vigor). Some upgrades increase the Mark Rarity or Level of an item, allowing players to create stronger versions of the item using fewer Upgrade crystals than they would require to achieve the same level with normal methods.

A boost upgrade is a way to alter the defense or attack properties of a weapon, or armor. These upgrades are available to be crafted from the Portative Forging Station once the player has completed the cutscene and defeats the Crazed Mechanical. These upgrades can be obtained by purchasing them from the cash shop or by collecting them from enemies when upgrading other equipment.

Each upgrade items increases the probability that a higher tier version of the item will be revealed at the next reset. This gives players an incentive to upgrade their gear, even if they are unsure what will be improved following an update.

The boost upgrade may be successful or not, the process can be costly and there is a substantial risk that the item may become obsolete or even break when it fails. A unsuccessful upgrade could cause the destruction of the Upgrade Crystals and Assist Powder as well as the upgraded item. Cash shop items can be used to decrease or eliminate the possibility of failure. Some upgrades also give an additional bonus when they are reinserted.

Glyphs

Glyphs are upgrade components that can be placed in special sockets on the Paragon Board. Glyphs boost the power of nodes within a radius, and include any pre-existing affixes. Glyphs are upgraded in many ways, and we suggest getting them up to level 15 as soon as you can.

In the endgame you'll often discover that the best way to enhance your gear is to place Glyphs. These are the only upgrade component which can be upgraded to level 15 and offer significant boosts to your power on the Paragon Board.

Most of the upgrades in the game can be replaced, but Glyphs are the only upgrade component that can be removed and re-placed without any restrictions. The only exception is legendary equipment, which requires a Black Lion Salvage Kit to salvage and replace.

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

There are 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. Every Faction Crypt has the possibility of dropping one of the many Glyphs as well as also a few rare glyphs to be obtained as drops from any of the four Faction Crypts.

Once you have obtained the desired Glyphs you will need them to be placed on your gear. Each Glyph will grant a distinct bonus that will boost the stats of a particular set of nodes that are within a radius of 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.

Using the Glyph will boost all the nodes that are connected to it, and you should try to place your Glyphs near key nodes on the Graph to maximise the impact. For instance that a Druid should try to place their Glyphs close to their primary damage points, however, you may also want to be sure to place them near the most critical damage nodes, too.

Leveling

The upgrade system for items allows players to increase the stats of specific items by putting upgraded components inside them. This is known as "upping". Each upgradeable item is assigned a level which determines the final statistics. Upgraded items can be upgraded until they reach a maximum level of 385 ilvl. Each level requires a different number of components to be reached, and the upgrade costs increase as the item is upgraded.

Certain upgrades require a certain ingredient to activate. This ingredient is obtained by the completion of Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be bought from NPCs, or on the upgrade tab of crafting tables. Each Upgrade Recipe that is completed earns several Technology Points. These points can be used to level the item. Once enough are earned, the upgrade will be claimed and its additional bonuses will be added to the item.

When a player improves an item the original item upgrader mod will be replaced by a new item. The same armor will be upgraded to the form of a weapon or shield when upgraded. The new item will have a unique bonus. This could be a disadvantage in that the item could be more expensive even if you do not require it.

If the player has enough tokens, they can roll item upgrades. This causes the item to be exchanged for a brand new one, which will have the level 1 base, and a totally different set of bonus bonuses. This is useful for certain items, however it shouldn't be performed frequently, since it can waste a lot of resources.

Certain upgrades can be rerolled many times which increases their value and giving players the ability to alter their equipment. Dolphin's Gift is a good example, as it provides an increase in power if the player continuously enters or exits the water. This can be upgraded several times, each time raising the maximum roll by a factor of 10. This item is extremely valuable in PvP, as 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 allows players to increase the quality of their equippable equipment--armor, weapons, and trinkets over ilvl 385 by offering the appropriate currency and items to an NPC that upgrades items. Upgrades to armor set pieces also increase the defense base of that piece, while upgrading weapon items will increase the damage base as well as the required strength and dexterity to meet the upgraded equipment's requirements.

Each item can be upgraded a maximum of five times, with the exception of hero gear which can be upgraded up to eight times. Each when you Upgrade Item an item it has an opportunity to fail. The rate of failure increases as you go beyond the maximum amount of upgrades. Failures will result in the item reverting to its original condition, which requires the player to pay for more items than if they stopped upgrading after the maximum amount.

If an item is not able to upgrade the amount of experience in its growth bar is reset to zero. The item also loses any bonuses it gained, such as the chance to crit damage to attack, additional effects (such as a higher healing rate over time or the speed of reloading). However, the player may continue to use the weapon or armor following the failure.

When an item is upgraded, the upgrades are applied from lowest to the highest. This means that when a weapon is upgraded, if it gains a crit chance increase it will be applied prior to any damage to attack increases. A new attribute known as Slots has been added to the definition of the item and the value is computed every time an upgrade is applied.

The amount of resources required to upgrade an item are dependent on its rarity score and the number of upgrade slots. The cost of upgrading equipment that is not premium is equal to its value. For example, a common item might have five upgrades at a cost. 25,600 Technology Points and a 4x Quality Improvement Chance. Hero grade items will come with the lowest cost for each additional upgrade.

Premium items could require different upgrades than normal equipment. For example, they may need less sowels, however they may require more minerals and orons. Whatever the case, players will have to visit the NPC [ArmorBoboko in Central Flarine. Boboko in Central Flarine with each piece of equipment they want to upgrade. Each upgrade of equipment requires different amounts of upgrade ingredients in addition to the cost that are listed above.