A Brief History Of The Evolution Of Item Upgrade
Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade
The process of upgrading an item, often referred to as "upping," improves an item's stats. Each upgrade increment increases a stat linearly.
Players can recycle six items at one time to gauge each item's upgraded component. The cost of recycling a piece of equipment increases according to their rarity and level.
Upgrade components
In Guild Wars 2, an upgrade to an item is a method to boost the stats of your armor and weapons. This can be done through a number of means such as the use of upgrade components and also upgrading an item's mark levels or rarity. Many items can also be reforged to increase their stats.
There are items that can be upgraded throughout the game. They are available throughout all over the world and are rewards for missions. Players can also make them. The main way to upgrade gear is through the use of upgrade components which are components that can be slotted into equipment. Most equipment has upgrade slots, and most require a certain level of upgrade. Certain upgrade components provide specific bonuses, while others offer an overall bonus.
There are many types of upgrade components available in the game. These include universal upgrades, inscriptions, and jewels. Universal upgrades, such as gemstones and enchantments can be used in any equipment type and offer less bonuses than those that are equipment type specific. Glyphs are only available in gathering tools. They offer a range of bonuses, ranging from boosting the speed at which an item gathers to providing extra crafting material.
To upgrade an item, simply select it from your inventory and open the Upgrade window. This will display an overview on the right side of the screen that shows the expected stats after the upgrade, and any materials or components required. item upgrades at the bottom will read blocked if you don't have enough of or.
The upper-right corner shows the amount of upgrade components required to create an item. The cost of an upgrade increases depending on the level of upgrade and rarity, but it can be reduced by a variety of methods, including purchasing upgrades from a retailer or trading them to other players.
Almost all weapons can be upgraded with a prefix upgrade for example, an insignia, or a rune, and many can be upgraded with a suffix upgrade. These upgrades can be used to add an adjective to the name of the item, such as "Radiant" or "Minor Vigor".
Glyphs
Glyphs can be used to convey information via visuals. They move to catch the viewer's attention and spur interest in the brain. The glyphs' animation mimics the body language, making them more effective in conveying a linguistic barrier-crossing message. Glyphs can also trigger a feeling of familiarity in the brain, which increases retention of the message.
Each glyph increases the value of a stat by a certain range. This is shown on the item's page when you open it in the Glyph Storage. This is the highest value that a glyph could increase a stat's value by but not the amount it actually increases the stat by. The actual value of the glyph is determined by the tier and quality of the item you're creating it for.
The majority of upgrade components that are installed into items cannot be removed or replaced without dismantling them except for legendary upgrades and equipment. If you have a glyph or rune you don't want to use, but it's not been applied to gear yet, you can transfer the item to a different piece by using the Upgrade Glyphs menu in the Glyphs Panel. This will create the new Glyph Set with the selected glyph.
You can take out the glyph using a Black Lion Salvage Kit, or an Ascended Salvage tool. This will cause the item to be destroyed that it was installed in, but you can recover the upgraded item by using the glyph and its shards, therefore, it shouldn't be considered a loss.
A glyph added to an item could cause it to be unstable, and the shards of that glyph will disappear from your inventory once you remove the item. You can also apply a glyph on your equipment to provide an extra benefit. Deferred Damage, for example, can store damage and then be dealt slowly to the wearer rather than all at one time. This can be helpful for those who take lots of damage from enemies but don't want to be overwhelmed.
Reroll tokens
Reroll tokens are used to alter the affixes on weapons and other equipment. They can be obtained from many sources, such as mysterious boxes or rare drops from skulled monsters or by killing bosses. Every reroll grants the player a random affix that is typically better than what they had before. Reroll tokens can also be used to improve weapon stats to cause more damage or bonuses.
Items that have been rerolled will not appear in the upgrade menu, however they still qualify to receive upgrades. If you click the "upgrade button", you can recycle these items that have been rerolled. This will change the appearance of the window for the item, and allow up to six items be chosen to recycle. Recycling an item adds small amount of points to its gauge of level. The amount is determined based on the item's rarity and its level. Thus, items with higher levels are more valuable to recycle than items with lower levels.
Players can also make use of Reroll Tokens and Star Remnants to reroll Weapon Traits for upgraded units. Rerolls are based on a % chance for a weapon's trait. If it is higher, then the weapon is upgraded. If it is lower the weapon is left as it was. Weapons can be upgraded up to three times.
Rerolls are a good option for upgrading an item, but players should be aware that it could reduce the overall ilvl the weapon based on the number of rerolls used in order to increase it to the final level. This lowering effect is most effective for Diadems and ring items that do not have any other options for raising ilvls.
Players have complained that the reroll system is expensive. It's better to let people pay for it with money or food items that would allow them to make changes to their builds without having to invest too much time. The developers do not plan to offer paid rerolls in this point in the game's development. Instead, they're planning to include an option to change the race in the near future.
Leveling
There are a number of ways to boost the value of an item upgrade. The most effective method to level up an item upgrade is to increase the upgrade amount. This increases the value of upgrading the stat. The second is to increase the effect of upgrading which increases the healing or damage of a particular stat. Additionally there is the possibility to upgrade the base item to an upgrade type. When this is done the new item will maintain its iLevel however it will benefit from the upgrade effects of the upgraded type of item.
When upgrading your items it is essential to remember that upgrades aren't always planned. In the majority of cases the chance of a better roll will be derived from glyphs, however there are also opportunities for more or unique rolls. The type of item will determine the iLevel. If you upgrade a unique or rare item to a special item type, then it's likely to gaining a higher level.
Upgrades to items can be costly, particularly if you're upgrading a piece of gear from the normal to legendary track. The cost of upgrading a piece of equipment will depend on the base iLevel and the number of upgrade levels. Additionally, certain upgrade tracks require crests to get to the next upgrade level.
If you're lucky, your upgraded item may get to the top of its upgrade track, and thus unlock an additional benefit. This will provide a significant boost in the upgrade value of the item. The bonus effect changes with each upgrade level. In general, the upgrade effect is increased by +3.
Based on the item's level of base and upgrade path, the iLevel of the upgraded item will change too. For example, an item that is upgraded from a rare or unique item to an exceptional one can be expected to gain the enhanced defense of the new base item.