Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade
The stats of an item are improved through upgrading it, also referred to as "upping". Each upgrade increment results in an increase in the linearity of any stat.
Players can recycle six items at once to gauge the upgraded component of each item. The cost of recycling a piece of equipment increases according to their rarity and level.
Upgrade components
In Guild Wars 2, an item upgrade is a way to increase the stats on your weapons and armor. This can be done through various methods, including the use of upgrade components and also upgrading an item's mark levels or rarity. A lot of items can be reforged to boost their value.
You can purchase upgradeable items throughout the game. They are available throughout the world as well as rewards for missions. They can also be crafted by players. The main way to upgrade equipment is by making use of upgrade components which are items that can be inserted into equipment. The majority of equipment comes with slots for upgrading and some require a certain level of upgrade. Some upgrade components offer specific bonuses, while others give general bonuses.
There are a variety of upgrade elements in the game, such as universal upgrades, inscriptions and jewels. The universal upgrades, such as gemstones and enchantments can be placed on any kind of equipment and offer lower bonuses than upgrades that are specific to equipment. Glyphs are only available in gathering tools and provide various benefits, from increasing the speed at which an item gathers to providing additional crafting materials.
Select the item in your inventory, and then open the Upgrade window. The preview will appear on the right-hand side of the screen. It will show the expected statistics after the upgrade. The Upgrade button at the bottom will be labeled as Blocked if you do not have enough of either.
The amount of upgrade components needed for a particular item is displayed in the upper-right corner of the Upgrade window. The cost of an upgrade increases as the level and rarity of the item increases. However you can cut down on this cost by purchasing upgrades from a vendor, or trading them with other players.
Most weapons can be upgraded using the use of a prefix upgrade for example, an insignia or rune, and many can be upgraded with an upgrade suffix. These upgrades add an adjective to the item's name, such as "Radiant" or "Minor Vigor".
Glyphs
Glyphs are an effective tool for communicating visual information. They animate to capture the attention of the viewers and trigger curiosity in the brain. The glyphs' animation mimics the body language and makes them more effective in communicating a linguistic barrier-crossing message. Glyphs can also enhance the retention of the message by triggering an emotional connection in the brain.
Each glyph comes with a range of values that it can 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 is the highest value that the glyph can enhance a stat by and not the amount it actually improves it by. The value of the glyph will depend on the tier and the quality of the product you are admiring.
The majority of upgrade components installed into items cannot be removed or replaced without removing them, with the exception of legendary upgrades and equipment. If you do have a rune or glyph that hasn't yet been applied to your gear, you can move it to another piece of gear by using the upgrade Glyphs context menu in the Glyphs panel. This will create the new Glyph Set with the selected glyph.
You can remove the glyph using the Black Lion Salvage Kit, or an Ascended Salvage tool. The item where the glyph is located will be destroyed, but the upgraded item can be retrieved with the glyph shards.
A glyph added to an item could cause it to become unstable, and the shards of that glyph will disappear from your inventory when you remove the item. You can also place an inscription on your equipment to increase its value. Deferred Damage, for example can be used to store damage and then be dealt out slowly to the wearer rather than all at once. This is useful for those who take many hits from enemies, but do not want to be overwhelmed.
Reroll tokens
Reroll tokens permit players to change the affixes of their weapons and equipment, and can be found in various ways like mistery boxes, as an uncommon drop from skulled creatures, or by killing bosses. Every reroll grants the player an affix randomly chosen and typically better than what they had prior to. Reroll tokens are also a good method to reroll the stats of a weapon and can be upgraded for better damage or perks.
Items that have been rerolled will not appear in the upgrade menu, however they are still eligible to receive upgrades. By pressing the "upgrade button" you can recycle these rerolled items. This will alter the appearance of the window for the item and let up to six items be selected to recycle. The level gauge is boosted by recycling an item. The amount is determined by the item's rarity and its own level, so items with higher levels are more valuable to recycle than lower-level ones.
Players can also use Reroll Tokens and Star Remnants to reroll Weapon Traits to upgrade units. Rerolls roll a percentage chance for a weapon's trait. If it rolls higher, the weapon is upgraded. If it rolls lower, the weapon remains unchanged. Weapons can be repeatedly rolled up to three times.
A reroll is a good option for upgrading an item, however, players should be aware that it can lower the overall ilvl of the weapon by the number of rerolls needed in order to increase it to the final level. This effect is most evident on rings and Diadems, because they are the only options for raising ilvl.
The reroll system has been criticized by players for being expensive, and it would be more reasonable to let players pay for it using money or food items that allows players to alter their build without a lot of time and effort. The developers do not plan to offer paid rerolls in this stage of the game's development. They are planning to add the ability for players to alter their race in the future.
Leveling
There are several ways to upgrade an item. The first method of leveling up an upgrade to an item is to increase the upgrade amount. This boosts the value of an upgrade for any stat. The second option is to increase the impact of the upgrade, which increases the damage or healing of an individual stat. Finally you have the option to upgrade the base item to an upgrade type. After this the new item will keep its iLevel however it will be upgraded with the effects of the upgraded item type.
When you upgrade items It is crucial to remember that upgrades are random. In most cases a better roll is based on the glyphs. However, there are times when a more or unique roll may occur. In addition the iLevel of the upgrade will be determined by the item type and when you upgrade a rare or unusual item to an extraordinary type you has a chance to achieve an iLevel that is higher.
Upgrades can be costly Particularly if you're upgrading your equipment from the standard track to the legendary. The price will depend on the item's iLevel base and the number of upgrade levels it offers. Certain upgrade tracks require crests in order to get to the next level.
If item upgrader upgraded item will be at the highest level of its upgrade track and unlock 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 though. Generally speaking, the upgrade effect is increased by a number of +3.
The iLevel will also change according to the upgrade path and its base level. For example an item that has been upgraded from being a scarce or unique item to an outstanding one is likely to gain the enhanced defense of the new base item.