World of Warcraft Upgrades and Item Upgrading
Upgrades can boost the value of certain numeric statistics on armor, weapons and rings. They also increase bonuses like PvE damage and crit chance.
If the template for upgrading a weapon is in %, the weapon will increase 3% of its previous attack damage every time it's upgraded.
The cost for upgrading items increases when they reach the item's current level. The cost increases with the item's level.
Components
Upgrade components can be added to trinkets, weapons and armor to provide them with a boost in stats or add a bonus effect. They can be obtained by crafting, purchasing from vendors trading or looting. Some upgrades also have special cosmetic effects.
Upgrade components can be inserted into any equipment with a slot for them. The item must have been at a minimum upgraded to blue level for a component to be used. Upgrade components, unlike other mods, can only be applied only once. They cannot be replaced or applied multiple times. Infusions and enrichments are a special type of upgrade component that is used to upgrade non-amulet ascended or legendary equipment as well as the non-ascended back items. Infusions and enrichments can be obtained by salvaging equipment from the ascended state or completing a 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 instance, 'Canthan Armor Insignia,' is changed to Canthan Armor Minor Vigor). Some upgrades increase the Mark Level or Rarity of an item, allowing players to create stronger versions using less Upgrade crystals than they would need 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 can be made using the Portative Forging Station once the player has completed the cutscene and defeats the Crazed Mechanic. They can also be dropped by enemies while upgrading other gear or purchasing them from the cash store for 500 upgrade crystals.
The player can get up to five boost upgrades at a time; each upgrade increases the probability that a higher-level version of the item will be available in the next reset. This gives the player an incentive to keep improving their equipment, even if they're unsure of how much it will improve after a future reset.
The process of upgrading an item can be costly and it is likely that the item will be obsolete or even break if the upgrade is unsuccessful. Upgrade Crystals and assist powder are also destroyed if the upgrade fails. This is alleviated by the availability cash shop items to double 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 improve the Paragon Board by placing them in sockets with special functions. Glyphs boost the power of all nodes in their radius, including pre-existing affixes on equipment. Glyphs can be upgraded in a variety of ways. We recommend upgrading them as quickly as you can to level 15.
You will often find in the final game that placing Glyphs is the best method to upgrade your gear. They are the only upgrade components that can be upgraded directly to level 15 and provide an enormous boost to your power and radius on the Paragon Board, enabling you to reach higher nodes more quickly.
Most of the upgrades in the game can be replaced however, Glyphs are only the one upgrade component that can be removed and re-placed without restrictions. The only exception is legendary equipment, which requires an Black Lion Salvage Kit to salvage and then re-install.
Each Glyph has a particular range of values it can improve a statistic by. The value is shown when you choose the Glyph in your inventory. You can replace it with a 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, with certain unlimited-use tools, and during Faction Crypt Raids. Each Faction Crypt can drop one of these Glyphs. There are also some rare glyphs you can find in any of the Faction Crypts.
Once you have obtained the desired Glyphs then you need to place them on your equipment. Each Glyph unlocks a unique bonus which will boost the stats of a particular set of nodes that are within the radius of the Glyph. Depending on the Glyph the bonus will be +40 to one of your primary stats or +25 to two of your secondary stats.
Using Glyphs Glyph will boost all the nodes that are linked to it, so you should try to place your Glyphs near the most important nodes of the Graph to maximize the impact. For example that a Druid should try to place their Glyphs near their primary damage points, however, you may also want to consider placing them near critical damage nodes too.
Leveling
The upgrade system of items allows players to boost the stats of specific items by adding upgraded components. This is also known as "upping". Every upgradeable item has an amount that determines its upgraded stats. Upgraded items can be upgraded up to a maximum of 385. Each item level requires different components, and upgrade costs increase with each level.
Some upgrades require an ingredient to be activated. This ingredient can be obtained by completing Upgrade Recipes. These recipes can be purchased from NPCs or found on the upgrade tab of a crafting table. Each Upgrade Recipe completed yields a certain number of Technology points. These points can be used to level up the item. Once enough are earned, the upgrade will be claimed and any additional bonuses will be added to the item.
When an item is upgraded by a player, 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 comes with its own bonus. This could be a problem in that it could make the item more expensive if you do not need it.
If the player has enough tokens, they can roll item upgrades. The item will be replaced by the same item, but it is based on a level 1 base and totally different bonuses. This can be useful but it shouldn't be done often as it can waste resources.
Certain 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 repeatedly enters and exits water (or does not swim as dolphins). It can be upgraded multiple times, each time increasing the max roll by 10 points. This item can be extremely valuable in PvP, as the best version of it can be worth between 20 and 50 times its value without being upgraded.
Requirements
The upgrader for items allows players to raise the level of their equipment (armor weapons, weapons trinkets, and armor) above ilvl 385 by providing the appropriate currency to the NPC. Upgrades to armor set pieces improve the strength of their base defense, while upgrades to weapon items increase their base damage and also increase their 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 a piece of equipment, it is at risk of failing. The probability of failure increases as you go over the maximum number. Failures can cause the item to revert back to its original state, which will force the user to spend more money on materials than they would had they stopped upgrading at the maximum number of upgrades.
If an item isn't upgraded, the experience bar in 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 increased heal over time or reloading speed). 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 gains an increase in crit chance the increase is applied prior to any increase in attack damage. A new attribute known as Slots has been added to the item definition and the value is computed every time an upgrade is applied.
Casesgg of resources needed to upgrade an item is determined on the rarity rating as well as the number of upgrade slots. The cost of upgrading equipment that is not premium is equal to its value. For example an item of common use could have five upgrades at a cost of. 25,600 Technology Points and 4x Quality Improvement Chance--whereas hero grade items will have the lowest cost for each upgrade.
Premium items may have different upgrade requirements from normal equipment. For example they might require fewer sowels, but more minerals and orons. Players will still have to bring each piece of gear they wish to upgrade to the NPC [Armor] Boboko located in Central Flarine. Each equipment upgrade requires different amounts of the ingredients for upgrading, in addition to the expenses mentioned above.