Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade
The stats of an item are improved through upgrading it, which is also known as "upping". Each upgrade increment boosts a stat linearly.
Players can recycle six items at one time to get a gauge of each item's upgraded component. The cost of recycling an item varies depending on its rarity and.
Upgrade components
In Guild Wars 2, an upgrade of an item can be a method to boost the stats of your weapon and armor. This can be accomplished by various methods such as the use of upgrade components and also upgrading an item's mark level or rarity. Additionally there are many items that can be reforged, which can increase their stats.
Upgradeable items can be found all over the game, both around the world and as 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. item upgrader has slots that can be upgraded, and many require a specific level of upgrade. Some upgrade components provide specific bonuses, while other components offer a general bonus.
There are several types of upgrade components available in the game, including universal upgrades, inscriptions and jewels. Universal upgrades, like gemstones and enchantments can be placed on any kind of equipment and provide smaller bonuses than upgrades that are specific to equipment. Glyphs can only be placed in gathering tools, and provide numerous benefits, 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. This will display an overview on the right side of the screen showing the expected stats after the upgrade, as well as any required components or materials. The Upgrade button at the bottom will read blocked if you don't have enough of either.
The upper-right corner shows the number of upgrade components required for the specific item. The cost of an upgrade increases depending on the level of the upgrade and its rarity, but it can be reduced using various methods, such as buying upgrades from a vendor or trading them with other players.
Nearly all weapons can be upgraded using an upgrade to a prefix for example, an insignia or rune, and many are upgraded by 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 to communicate visual information. They are animated to grab the attention of the viewer and entice curiosity. The animation of glyphs resembles the body language, making them more effective in communicating an inter-linguistic message. Glyphs also create a sense of familiarity in the brain, which increases retention of the message.
Each glyph increases the value of a stat by certain amount. This is displayed on the item's page when you open it in the Glyph Storage. This range is not the exact amount at which glyphs can improve a stat, but the maximum amount by which it is able to do so. The actual value of the glyph is determined by the tier and the quality of the item you are in awe of it.
Most upgrade components slotted into items can't be replaced or salvaged without removing the gear in question, except for legendary equipment and upgrades. If, however, you have an unusable rune or glyph that has not yet been incorporated into your gear, you can move it to another piece of equipment by utilizing the Upgrade Glyphs context menu within the Glyphs panel. This will create a new Glyph Set with the selected glyph.
You can remove a glyph by using the Black Lion Salvage Kit, or an Ascended Salvage tool. This will destroy the item within which it is placed but you will be able to salvage the upgraded item by using the glyph and its shards therefore it should not be considered a loss.
When you remove an item after adding a glyph the shards that are part of the glyph will vanish. You can also place an inscription on your equipment to increase its value. Deferred Damage, for example, can store damage and then be dealt slowly to the wearer instead of all at once. This is beneficial 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 through a variety of methods, including in mistery boxes or as rare drops from skulled creatures, or from killing bosses. Reroll tokens give players a new random affix, which is usually better than the original one. Reroll tokens can also be used to upgrade the weapon's stats to increase damage or bonuses.
Items that have been rerolled do not appear in the item upgrade menu, however they still qualify to receive upgrades. Rerolled items can 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 level gauge. This amount is determined by the item's rarity as well as its level, therefore items with higher levels are more valuable to recycle than lower-level ones.
In addition to tokens for rerolls players can also use Star Remnants and Reroll Tokens to roll the traits of a weapon in an upgraded unit. Rerolls roll the percentage chance of a weapon trait; if it rolls higher, the weapon is upgraded, and if it is lower, it remains the same. Weapons can be upgraded up to 3 times.
Rerolling is a great way to upgrade an item. However, players should be aware of the fact that the total ilvl will be decreased by the number of the rerolls required to bring it to the final ilvl. This effect is most evident on rings and Diadems, as they have no other options for raising ilvl.
The Reroll system has been criticized by players for being expensive and it's more equitable to let players pay for it using money or food items which would allow players to modify their build without wasting time and energy. However paying for rerolls is not something the developers are planning to implement at this time in the game's development. Instead, they're planning include a race change potion in the future.
Leveling
There are several ways to upgrade an item. The first is to increase the upgrade amount that increases the value of an upgrade for a given stat. The alternative is to increase the effect of the upgrade, which can increase the healing or damage for a stat. Finally you have the option to upgrade the base item to an upgrade type. The upgraded item will keep its iLevel, but have the upgraded effects of the upgraded item.
It is important to keep in mind that upgrades can be random. Most of the time, a higher roll is based on the glyphs. However there are occasions when a greater or special roll may occur. In addition the iLevel of the upgrade will be determined by the type of item and if you upgrade a rare or unusual item to an exceptional item type, it has a chance to get a higher iLevel.
Upgrading items can be costly especially if you're upgrading a piece of equipment from the standard to the legendary track. The cost of upgrading an item will be contingent on the base iLevel and the number of upgrade levels. Certain upgrade tracks require crests to reach the next level.
If you're fortunate the upgraded item will get to the top of its upgrade track, and thus unlock an additional benefit. This will increase the item's upgrade value. The bonus effect will change with each upgrade level however. In general, the upgrade effect is increased by a number of +3.
Depending on the item's level of base and upgrade path, the iLevel of the upgraded item will also change. For example an item upgraded from being a scarce or unique item to an outstanding one will have the chance to gain the Enhanced Defense of the new base item.