Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade
The statistics of an item are enhanced by upgrading it, also referred to as "upping". Each upgrade increment boosts the stat linearly.
Players can recycle up to six items at once to gain an ability to gauge the level of each of the item's upgraded components. The cost of recycling an item varies according to its rarity and.
Upgrade components
An item upgrade in Guild Wars 2 is a process that can increase the effectiveness of your weapon and armor. This can be accomplished through a variety of methods, including by using upgrade components or by increasing an item's rarity or mark level. Additionally, many items can be reforged, which can increase their stats.
Upgradeable items are available all over the game, both within the world and as rewards for missions. They can also be made by players. Upgrade components are the primary method of upgrading equipment. These are the items that can slot into equipment. Most equipment comes with upgrade slots, and the majority require a certain upgrade level. Some upgrade components give specific bonuses while others provide a general bonus.
There are many types of upgrade elements available in the game. These include universal upgrades, inscriptions and jewels. Universal upgrades, such as gemstones and enchantments can be used in any type of equipment and offer less bonuses than those that are equipment type specific to the type of equipment. Glyphs are only available in gathering tools, and provide a variety of bonuses, from increasing the speed at which an item gathers to providing extra crafting materials.
To upgrade an item, simply select it in your inventory, then open the Upgrade window. The window will show a preview on the right side of the screen showing the expected stats after the upgrade, as well as any necessary components or materials. If you don't have enough of either the upgrade button will say Blocked.
The upper-right side of the screen shows the number of upgrade components required for a particular item. The cost of an upgrade increases with the upgrade level and rarity, however it can be reduced using various methods, including purchasing upgrades from a retailer or trading them to other players.
Most weapons can be upgraded by the use of a prefix upgrade like an insignia or a rune, and many 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 an effective tool to communicate visual information. They are animated to grab the attention of the viewer and stimulate curiosity in the brain. The animation of glyphs mimics body language, making them more effective in conveying a message across linguistic barriers. Glyphs can also enhance the likelihood of remembering messages by creating an experience of familiarity in the brain.
Each glyph increases a stat's value by a certain range. This is clearly displayed on the item's page when you open it in the Glyph Storage. This is the highest value that the glyph can 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 quality and tier of the item you're in awe of it.
Most upgrade components slotted into items cannot be replaced or salvaged without removing the gear in question, with the exception of legendary equipment and upgrades. However, if you have a non-useful rune or glyph that has not yet been applied to your gear, you can move it to a different piece equipment by using the Upgrade Glyphs context menu on the Glyphs panel. This will create the new Glyph Set with the selected glyph.
You can remove any glyph with the help of the Black Lion Salvage Kit, or an Ascended Salvage tool. The item where the glyph is installed will be destroyed, however the upgraded item can be recovered by removing the glyph fragments.
Adding a glyph to an item can cause it to become unstable, and the shards of that glyph will disappear from your inventory when you remove the item. You can also add an inscription to your equipment to give it a bonus. Deferred Damage, for example, can store damage and be distributed slowly to the wearer instead of all at once. This is useful for those who take many hits from enemies, but don't want to be overwhelmed.
Reroll tokens
Reroll tokens can be used to change the affixes of equipment and weapons. They can be obtained from various sources, such as mystery boxes or rare drops from skulled monsters or by killing bosses. Reroll tokens give the player a new random affix that is usually superior to the one they had before. Reroll tokens can also be used to upgrade weapon stats to cause more damage or bonuses.
Rerolled items are not listed on the menu for item upgrades , but they are still able to be upgraded. 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 selected to recycle. Recycling an item adds small amount of points to its gauge of level. The amount is determined by the rarity of the item and its level. Therefore, higher-leveled items are more valuable to recycle than lower-leveled ones.
Players can also make use of Reroll Tokens and Star Remnants to roll rerolling Weapon Traits for upgraded units. Rerolls will roll a % chance to determine a weapon's trait. If it scores higher, the weapon is upgraded. If it rolls lower the weapon remains as is. Weapons can be rerolled up to three times.
Rerolling is a fantastic way to upgrade an item. However, players must be aware of the fact that the total ilvl will be reduced by the number rerolls it took to get it to the final level. This lowering effect is most effective for Diadems and ring items that don't have competing ilvl-raising options.
The reroll system has been criticized by players for being too expensive, and it would be more reasonable to let players pay for it with money or a food item that allows players to modify their builds without a lot of time and effort. However paying for rerolls is not something the developers are planning to incorporate at this point in the game's development. They're planning to include the ability for players to change their race in the near future.
Leveling
There are a number of ways to level up an upgrade to an item. The first way to level up an upgrade for an item is to increase the amount of upgrade. This boosts the value of upgrading any stat. The second is to boost the effect of an upgrade, which increases the damage or heal of a particular stat. The base item can be upgraded to an advanced upgrade type. Once this is done, the new item will keep its iLevel, but will have the upgrade effects of the upgraded item type.
It is important to remember that upgrades can be random. In most cases, a better roll will result from glyphs, however there are also possibilities for greater or special rolls. Additionally the iLevel of the upgrade will be determined by the item type and if you upgrade a rare or unusual item to an extraordinary type you will have a chance to achieve an iLevel that is higher.
Upgrading items can be costly, particularly when you're upgrading an item of gear from the normal to the legendary track. The price will be based on the item's iLevel base and the number of upgrade levels it has. Additionally, certain upgrade tracks require crests in order to achieve the next upgrade level.
If you're lucky your upgraded item will be at the highest level of its upgrade track and gain a bonus 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. In general the upgrade effect is increased by a factor of +3.
The iLevel can also change according to the upgrade path and its base level. For example the weapon that has been upgraded from a rare or exclusive item to an extraordinary item is likely to gain the enhanced defense of the new base type of item.