Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade
The stats of an item are improved through upgrading it, also known as "upping". Each upgrade increment boosts the stats linearly.
Players can recycle six items at a time to gauge each item's upgraded component. The cost of recycling an item varies with its rarity and level.
Upgrade components
An upgrade for an item in Guild Wars 2 is a process that can increase the effectiveness of your weapon and armor. This can be done through a number of means such as the use of upgrade components and also upgrading an item's mark level or rarity. Additionally to this, many items can be reforged, which can boost their stats even more.
You can find upgradeable items throughout the game. They are available in all over the world and are rewards for missions. They can also be made by players. The primary method to upgrade equipment is through the use of upgrade components, which are the items that can be inserted into equipment. The majority of equipment comes with upgrade slots, and the majority require a certain level of upgrade. Certain upgrade components provide specific bonuses, while others offer a general bonus.
There are a variety of upgrade components available in the game. These include universal upgrades, inscriptions and jewels. Universal upgrades, like gemstones and enchantments can be placed on any equipment and provide smaller bonuses than upgrades that are specific to equipment. Glyphs are only available in gathering tools. They offer a range of bonuses, from increasing the speed at which an item gathers to providing extra crafting material.
Choose the item from your inventory, and then open the Upgrade window. The preview will be displayed on the right hand side of the screen. It will display the expected stats after the upgrade. If you don't have enough of either, the Upgrade button will say Blocked.
The amount of upgrade components needed for a specific item can be seen in the upper-right corner of the Upgrade window. The cost of upgrading increases depending on the level of the upgrade and its rarity, but it can be reduced through a variety of methods, such as buying upgrades at a merchant or trading them with other players.
Almost all weapons can be upgraded with a prefix upgrade for example, an insignia, or a rune, and a lot of them can be upgraded with an upgrade suffix. These upgrades can be used to add an adjective to the name of the item like "Radiant" or "Minor Vigor".
Glyphs
Glyphs are a powerful tool for communicating visual information. They animate in order to draw the attention of the viewer and stimulate curiosity. The animation of glyphs resembles the body language, making them more effective in conveying a linguistic barrier-crossing message. Glyphs also improve the recall of a message by evoking an experience of familiarity in the brain.
Each glyph increases the value of a stat by a certain range. This is displayed on the item's page when you open it in the Glyph Storage. This range is the maximum value that a glyph could enhance a stat by, not the amount that it will actually increase the stat by. The value of the glyph is contingent on the tier and quality of the item that you are in awe of.
The majority of upgrade components that are added to items cannot be removed or replaced without dismantling them, with the exception of legendary upgrades and equipment. If, however, you have a rune or glyph that hasn't yet been added to your equipment, you can transfer it to a different piece of gear by using the Upgrade Glyphs context menu within the Glyphs panel. This will create a Glyph Set that includes the selected glyph.
You can take out any glyph with the help of 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 using the glyph shards.
If you take an item off after adding a glyph the shards of that glyph will disappear. You can also place an inscription on your equipment to give it a bonus. For example, the glyph Deferred Damage can store damage for the wearer and deal it slowly rather than all at one time. This is useful for players who suffer many hits from enemies but do not want to be overwhelmed.
Reroll tokens
Reroll tokens allow players to alter the affixes on their weapons and equipment and can be found through a variety of methods such as in mistery boxes or as an uncommon drop from skulled creatures, or from killing bosses. Each reroll provides the player with a random affix that is typically better than what they had prior to. Reroll tokens can also be a good way to reroll weapon stats that can be upgraded for better damage or perks.
Items that have been rerolled may not appear in the item upgrade menu, but they are still eligible to receive upgrades. By pressing the "upgrade button", you can recycle the rerolled items. This will change the layout of the item's window, and allow up to six items to be selected for recycling. The gauge of level is increased by recycling an item. The amount is determined by the rarity of the item and its own level, so higher-level items are more valuable to recycle than lower level ones.
Players can also use Reroll Tokens and Star Remnants to reroll weapons to upgrade units. Rerolls roll the % chance of a weapon trait; if it rolls higher, the weapon will be upgraded, and if it rolls lower, it remains the same. upgrade item can be upgraded up to 3 times.
Rerolling is a fantastic way to upgrade an item. However, players should be aware of the fact that the total ilvl is decreased by the number of the rerolls required to bring it to the final ilvl. This is evident on rings and Diadems, as they have no other options to increase the ilvl.
Players have complained that the reroll system is expensive. It's more fair to allow players to pay for it using money or food items which would allow players to make changes to their builds without spending excessive amounts of time. However, paid rerolls are not something that the developers would like to implement at this time in the game's development. They're planning to include the ability for players to alter their race in the near future.
Leveling
There are a variety of ways to level up an item upgrade. The first way to level up an upgrade to an item is to increase the amount of upgrade. This boosts the upgrade value for a stat. The second is to boost the effect of an upgrade which increases the healing or damage of a given stat. Additionally there is the possibility to upgrade the base item to a higher upgrade type. The upgraded item will maintain its iLevel but have the upgraded effects of the upgraded item.
When upgrading items it is essential to keep in mind that upgrades are not guaranteed. In the majority of cases, a better roll is based on the glyphs. However there are occasions where a higher or more special roll can occur. The type of the item will determine the iLevel. If you upgrade a rare or unique item to a specific kind of item, it has a chance of receiving a higher level.
Upgrades can be expensive particularly if you are upgrading gear from the standard track to legendary. The cost of upgrading an item will depend on the base iLevel as well as the amount of upgrade levels. Certain upgrade tracks require crests to be completed in order to move on to the next level.
If you're lucky the upgraded item could get to the top of its upgrade track and unlock an additional benefit. 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 example the weapon that has been upgraded from a unique or rare to an exceptional item will have a chance to gain the Enhanced Defense of the base item type.