Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade
Item upgrade, also called "upping," improves an item's stats. Each upgrade increment provides an increase in the linearity of a given stat.
Players can recycle up to six items at once to gain a level gauge for each of the item's upgraded components. The cost of recycling an item scales depending on its rarity and.
Upgrade components
In Guild Wars 2, an upgrade of an item can be a method to increase the stats on your weapons and armor. This can be accomplished by a number of means, including using upgrade components and upgrading an item's mark levels or rarity. A lot of items can be reforged to boost their stats.
You can purchase upgradeable items throughout the game. They are available throughout all over the world, as well as rewards for missions. They can also be created by players. The primary method to upgrade gear is through the use of upgrade components which are components that can be inserted into equipment. The majority of equipment comes with slots that can be upgraded, and many require a specific level of upgrade. Certain upgrade components provide specific bonuses while others give a general bonus.
There are many types of upgrade components that are available in the game. These include universal upgrades, inscriptions and jewels. Universal upgrades, like gems and enchantments, can be put on any equipment and offer lower bonuses than equipment-specific upgrades. Glyphs can be placed in gathering tools, and provide various bonuses, from increasing the speed of an item's gathering to providing extra crafting materials.
Choose the item from your inventory, and then open the Upgrade window. The preview will be displayed on the right side of the screen. It will display the expected stats after the upgrade. If you don't possess enough of either the upgrade button will be marked as Blocked.
The upper-right corner shows the number of upgrade components required to create a particular item. The cost of an upgrade increases as the level and rarity of the item. However you can cut down on the cost by purchasing upgrades from a seller, or trading them with other players.
Nearly all weapons can be upgraded with the use of a prefix upgrade, such as an insignia or a rune, and a lot of them can be upgraded using a suffix upgrade. These upgrades add an adjective to the name of the item like "Radiant" or "Minor Vigor".
Glyphs
Glyphs are a powerful tool to communicate visual information. They animate in order to grab the viewer's eye and stimulate curiosity. The animation of glyphs mimics the body language and makes them more effective in communicating a linguistic barrier-crossing message. Glyphs also evoke a sense of familiarity in the brain, which increases retention of the message.
Each glyph has a set of values that it could improve a stat by in the form of an item when you open the glyph in the Glyph Storage or when you use them to enchant an artifact. This range is the maximum value that a glyph could improve a stat by and not the amount it will actually increase it by. The value of the glyph is contingent on the tier and quality of the item that you are enchanting.
The majority of upgrade components that are inserted into items can't be removed or replaced without removing them, with the exception of legendary equipment and upgrades. If, however, you have a non-useful rune or glyph that hasn't yet been applied to your equipment, you can transfer it to another piece of equipment by using the upgrade Glyphs context menu within the Glyphs panel. This will create the new Glyph Set with the selected glyph.
If you are looking to remove the glyph from an item, you will need to salvage it with the help of a Black Lion Salvage Kit or Ascended Salvage Tool. The item where the glyph is located will be destroyed, however the upgraded item can be retrieved by removing the glyph fragments.
If you take an item off after putting a glyph on it, the shards from that glyph will disappear. You can also add an inscription to your equipment to add a bonus. Deferred Damage, for example can store damage, and be distributed slowly to the wearer instead of all at once. This is helpful for players who are taking many hits from their enemies, but do not want to be overwhelmed.
Reroll tokens
Reroll tokens can be used to change the affixes that are placed on weapons and equipment. They can be obtained from a variety of sources, such as mystery boxes, rare drops from skulled monsters or by killing bosses. Each reroll provides the player with an unspecified affix, which is typically better than what they had prior to. 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 item upgrade menu, however they can still receive upgrades. Rerolled items can be recycled by pressing the "upgrade" button that alters the appearance of the window and allows up to six items to be chosen to recycle. The level gauge is boosted by recycling an item. This amount is determined by the item's rarity as well as its level. Therefore, higher-leveled items are more valuable to recycle than items with lower levels.
In addition to reroll tokens, players can use Star Remnants and Reroll Tokens to reroll the Weapon Traits of an upgraded unit. Rerolls will determine the % chance of a particular weapon trait. If it rolls higher, the weapon will be upgraded. If it rolls lower, it remains the same. Weapons can be repeatedly rolled up to three times.
Rerolls are a great option for upgrading an item, but players should be aware that it can lower the overall ilvl of the weapon by the number of rerolls needed in order to increase the weapon to its ultimate ilvl. This effect is most evident on Rings and Diadems as they have no other options for raising ilvl.
Some players have complained that the reroll system is too expensive. It's better to let people pay for it with money or food items that allows players to make changes to their builds without spending too much time. However paying for upgrade item is not something the developers want to implement at this time in the game's development. They plan to add an ingredient that allows players to change their race in the near future.
Leveling
There are a variety of ways to boost the value of an upgrade for an item. The most effective method to level up an upgrade to an item is by increasing the upgrade amount. This boosts the value of an upgrade for any stat. The second option is to increase the effect of an upgrade, which can increase the healing or damage for the stat. In addition, there is the ability to upgrade the base item to a higher upgrade type. After this the new item will retain its iLevel but it will benefit from the upgrade effects of the upgraded item type.
It is crucial to keep in mind that upgrades can be random. In the majority of cases the best roll will result from glyphs, but there are also opportunities for higher or more special rolls. The item type will also determine the iLevel. If you upgrade a rare or unique item to a unique kind of item, it is likely to gaining an upper level.
Upgrades can be expensive, especially if you are upgrading your equipment from the standard track to the legendary. The cost will depend on the item's iLevel base and the number of upgrade levels it has. In addition, some upgrade tracks require crests to reach the next upgrade level.
If you're lucky the upgraded item will be at the maximum level of its upgrade track and gain a bonus effect. This will provide a significant increase in the value of the item. The bonus effect is different with each upgrade level. In general, the effect of upgrading is increased a value of +3.
Based on the item's base level and upgrade route, the iLevel of the upgraded item will also change. For instance an item that has been upgraded from a rare or exclusive item to an extraordinary item will be able to get the enhanced defense of the new base item type.