Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade
Item upgrade, also referred to as "upping," improves an item's stats. Each upgrade increment increases a stat linearly.
Players can recycle six items at once to gauge the upgraded component of each item. The cost of recycling items increases depending on their rarity and level.
Upgrade components
In Guild Wars 2, an upgrade of an item can be a method to increase the stats of your armor and weapons. This can be achieved in a variety of ways through the use of upgrade components or increasing the rarity of an item or its mark level. In addition, many items can be reforged to increase their stats.
There are items that can be upgraded throughout the game. They are available all over all over the world and are rewards for missions. Players can also craft them. The primary method to upgrade gear is through the use of upgrade components, which are items that can be inserted into equipment. Most equipment has slots for upgrading, and many require a certain amount of upgrade. Some upgrade components give specific bonuses while others give a general 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 provide smaller bonuses than those that are equipment type specific to the type of equipment. Glyphs are only available in gathering tools. They provide a variety bonuses, ranging from increasing the speed at which an item gathers to providing extra crafting material.
Select the item in your inventory, then open the Upgrade window. The window will show an overview on the right side of the screen that shows what the expected stats are after the upgrade, as well as any required components or materials. The Upgrade button at the bottom will show Blocked if you don't have enough of either.
The upper-right side of the screen shows the number of upgrade components needed for the specific item. The cost of an upgrade increases depending on the rarity and level of the item increases. However, item upgrader can reduce this cost by purchasing upgrades from a merchant, or trading them with other players.
Most weapons can be upgraded using the use of a prefix upgrade like an insignia or a rune, and a lot of them can be upgraded with a suffix upgrade. These upgrades include an adjective in the item's name, such as "Radiant" or "Minor Vigor".
Glyphs
Glyphs can be a powerful tool to communicate visual information. They move to grab the viewer's eye and entice curiosity. The glyphs' animation mimics the body language, making them more effective in communicating a linguistic barrier-crossing message. Glyphs can also increase the recall of a message by evoking a familiarity in the brain.
Each glyph can increase a stat's value by a certain range. This is shown on the item, when you open it in the Glyph Storage. This is not the exact amount at which glyphs can improve a stat, but the maximum amount it can increase a stat. The value of the glyph is contingent on the tier as well as the quality of the item you are enchanting.
The majority of upgrade components added to items cannot be removed or replaced without removing them, with the exception of legendary equipment and upgrades. If you have a rune or glyph you don't want to use, but it's not been applied to the gear yet, you can move the item to a different piece by selecting the Upgrade Glyphs menu on the Glyphs Panel. This will create a Glyph Set that includes the selected glyph.
If you wish to remove a glyph from a piece of, you will need to save it using a Black Lion Salvage Kit or Ascended Salvage Tool. The item on which the glyph is placed will be destroyed, but the upgraded item can be retrieved using the glyph shards.
Adding a glyph to an item could cause it to become unstable, and the shards of that glyph will disappear from your inventory when you dismantle the item. You can also place a glyph on your equipment to increase its value. Deferred Damage, for example, can store damage and then be dealt out slowly to the wearer rather than all at once. This is helpful for those who take a lot of damage from enemies however do not want to be overwhelmed.
Reroll tokens
Reroll tokens let players change the affixes of their weapons and equipment, and they can be obtained through a variety of methods, including in mistery boxes, as an uncommon drop from skulled creatures, or from killing bosses. item upgrade give the player a brand new random affix, which is typically better than the original one. Reroll tokens are also a great method to reroll the stats of a weapon that can be upgraded to increase damage or other perks.
Items that have been rerolled will not appear in the upgrade menu, however they can still receive upgrades. These rerolled items are able to be recycled by pressing the "upgrade" button, which changes the appearance of the window and allows up to six items to recycle. Recycling an item adds small amount of points to its gauge of level. The amount is by the item's rarity and also its level. Thus, items with higher levels are more valuable for recycling than those with lower levels.
In addition to tokens for rerolls, players can make use of Star Remnants and Reroll Tokens to reroll the Weapon Traits of an upgraded unit. Rerolls are based on a % chance to determine a weapon's trait. If it scores higher, then the weapon is upgraded. If it rolls lower the weapon is left as it was. Weapons can be upgraded up to three times.
Rerolling is a fantastic option to upgrade an item. However, players must be aware of the fact that the total ilvl is decreased by the number of that it took to reroll it to the final level. This is evident on Rings and Diadems since they have no other options to raise the ilvl.
The system of rerolls has been criticised by players for being too expensive and it's more fair to let people pay for it in the form of money or a food item which would allow them to change their build without spending too much time and energy. The developers have no plans to implement paid rerolls at this stage of the game's development. Instead, they plan to include an option to change the race in the near future.
Leveling
There are a variety of ways to increase the level of an upgrade for an item. The most effective method to level up an upgrade for an item is to increase the amount of upgrade. This increases the upgrade value for a stat. The second option is to increase the effect of the upgrade, which boosts the healing or damage for an individual stat. In addition you have the option to upgrade the base item to a more powerful upgrade type. The new item will retain its iLevel, but be upgraded to reflect the effects of the upgraded item.
It is crucial to keep in mind that upgrades are random. In the majority of cases the chance of a better roll will come from the glyphs, however there are also chances for greater or special rolls. The type of item will determine the iLevel. If you upgrade a rare or unique item to a unique item type, it's likely to receiving an additional level.
Upgrades can be expensive particularly if you are upgrading your equipment from the standard track to the legendary. The cost of upgrading a piece of equipment will depend on the base iLevel and the number of levels to upgrade. In addition, some upgrade tracks require crests in order to reach the next upgrade level.
If you're fortunate the upgraded item could attain the highest level on its upgrade track, and thus unlock an additional effect. This will give you a substantial boost in the upgrade value of the item. The bonus effect will change with each upgrade level however. Generally speaking the upgrade effect is increased by a factor of +3.
The iLevel also changes depending on the item's upgrade path and its base level. For instance an item that has been upgraded from being a scarce or unique item to an outstanding one can be expected to gain the enhanced defense of the new base item.