Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade
The stats of an item can be enhanced by upgrading it, also known as "upping". Each upgrade increment provides a linear increase in any stat.
Players can recycle up to six items at a time to gain a level gauge for each of the upgraded components. The cost of recycling items increases with their rarity and item level.
Upgrade components
In Guild Wars 2, an upgrade to an item is a method to increase the stats of your armor and weapons. This can be done through a number of means, including the use of upgrade components and also upgrading an item's mark levels or rarity. A lot of items can be reforged to increase their stats.
Upgradeable items can be found in the game, both in the world and as rewards for missions. Players can also craft them. The primary method to upgrade equipment is through the use of upgrade components, which are items that can be inserted into equipment. The majority of equipment comes with slots that can be upgraded and some require a certain level of upgrade. Some upgrade components provide specific bonuses, while others offer a general bonus.
There are many types of upgrade elements in the game, including universal upgrades, inscriptions, and jewels. Universal upgrades, like gemstones and enchantments, can be put on any type of equipment and provide smaller bonuses than equipment-specific upgrades. Glyphs can only be found in gathering tools. They provide a variety bonuses, ranging from boosting the speed at which an item gathers to providing extra crafting material.
To upgrade an item, select it from your inventory and 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. If you don't have enough of either the two, the Upgrade button will say Blocked.
The number of upgrade components required for a specific item is displayed in the upper-right corner of the Upgrade window. The cost of an upgrade increases depending on the level of the upgrade and its rarity, but can be reduced through a variety of ways, such as purchasing upgrades at a merchant or trading them to other players.
Many weapons can be improved by adding a prefix, such as a rune or an insignia, and others can be improved by adding the suffix. These upgrades change the name of the item to add an adjective, for example "Radiant" or "Minor vigor.' The exceptions are the noninscribable wands, shields and foci from the Prophecies and Factions campaigns, which cannot be upgraded with any kinds of mods at all.
Glyphs
Glyphs can be used to communicate visual information. They animate to capture the viewer's attention and spur interest in the brain. The animation of glyphs resembles body language, making them even more effective in communicating a message across linguistic barriers. Glyphs can also trigger a feeling of familiarity in the brain, increasing retention of the message.
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 not the actual amount by which the glyph will increase the stat, but rather the maximum amount by which it can increase a stat. The value of the glyph will depend on the tier and quality of the product you are in awe of.
The majority of upgrade components added to items cannot be removed or replaced without removing them except for legendary upgrades and equipment. If, however, you have a non-useful rune or glyph that has not yet been added to your gear, you can move it to another piece of gear by using the Upgrade Glyphs context menu within the Glyphs panel. This will create a 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 placed will be destroyed, but the upgraded item can be salvaged by removing the glyph fragments.
When you remove an item after adding a glyph the shards from that glyph will disappear. You can also apply the glyph to your equipment to add a bonus. Deferred Damage, for example, can store damage and then be dealt slowly to the wearer instead of all at once. This can be helpful for players who are taking lots of damage from their enemies, but do not want to be overwhelmed.
Reroll tokens
Reroll tokens let players alter the affixes they use on their weapons and equipment and they can be obtained in a variety of ways, including in mistery boxes, as a rare drop from skulled creatures, or even from killing bosses. Each reroll token gives the player a brand new random affix that is usually superior to the original. 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 upgrade options, however they are still able to be upgraded. By pressing the "upgrade button" you can recycle the recycled items. This will change the layout of the item's window, and allow up to six items be chosen for recycling. The gauge of level is increased by recycling an item. The amount is based on the item's rarity and also its level. Thus, items with higher levels are more valuable to recycle than those with lower levels.
In addition to reroll tokens, players can 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 will be upgraded. If it is lower, it remains unchanged. Weapons can be upgraded up to 3 times.
A reroll is a good option for upgrading an item, but players must be aware that it will reduce the total ilvl of the weapon due to the number of rerolls needed to increase it to the final level. This effect is most evident on Rings and Diadems because they are the only options to raise the ilvl.
Some players have complained that the reroll system is too expensive. It's more fair to let people pay for it with money or food items that will allow players to make changes to their builds without having to invest excessive amounts of time. The developers aren't planning to implement paid rerolls at this stage in the game's development. Instead, they're planning include an option to change the race in the future.
Leveling
There are many ways to level up an upgrade for an item. The first is to increase the upgrade amount, which increases the upgrade value of a given stat. The second option is to increase the effect of the upgrade, which increases the damage or healing of the stat. The base item can be upgraded to an advanced upgrade type. After this, the new item will keep its iLevel but it will benefit from the upgrade effects of the upgraded item type.
It is crucial to keep in mind 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. Additionally the iLevel of the upgrade will be determined by the type of item which means that when you upgrade a unique or rare item to a unique type you will have a chance to gain an increased iLevel.
Upgrades can be costly Particularly if you're upgrading equipment from the standard track to the legendary. The cost of upgrading an item will be contingent on its base iLevel as well as the number of upgrade levels. In addition, some upgrade tracks require crests to get to the next upgrade level.
If item upgrades upgraded item will attain the highest level on its upgrade track and unlock an additional benefit. This will give you a substantial boost in the upgrade value of the item. The bonus effect can change with each upgrade level, though. In general, the upgrade effect is increased by +3.
The iLevel can also change depending on the item's 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 Defence of the new base item.