WoW Item Upgrades
Item upgrades--more commonly known as "upping"--are items and enchantments that can be put on armor and weapons, increasing their effectiveness. These upgrades can increase the gauge of an item by a specified number of points. Their costs scale according to their rarity.
A perfectly made version of this armor is highly prized in the melee PvP community due to its ability to minimize the amount of damage a weapon can cause.
Type-restricted upgrades
The upgrading process is a vital part of the crafting process. They can boost the quality of an item as well as make it stronger or weaker and even provide an added benefit. They can also alter the appearance of an item. While certain upgrades are universal, others have special rules when applied to armor or weapons. Making item upgrading could ruin a excellent weapon, and could even cause it to become unusable.
The general rule is that you should only upgrade a piece of equipment up to the level of the highest-level gear in its category. This means that you can upgrade body armors, helms, shields and gloves to the level of their top-of-the-line counterparts. Weapons on the other hand can be upgraded to the level of a sword. This doesn't increase the weapon's output of damage, but can reduce its trade value.
To upgrade an item, you must spend flightstones and crests. The amount of both depend on the item level and slot. Upgrades to swords, for instance, will cost more flightstones than an upgrade to the cloth. Also, you can get discounts on the number flightstones or crests needed to upgrade an item.
The upgrade of an item will fill up its diamond-shaped indicator. Each step raises Tier level by one-third. Tier 3 is the highest level. Depending on the type of item it will require a different amount of upgrades to reach this point. It is important to remember that any procedure that could mount a disk should not be running while upgrading. It is also important to make sure that the disk you are upgrading is not being used as an operating system drive.
Enchantment lets you change white or Common items to blue or rare ones. Eleanor's Enchantment Shop in the Capital District is where you can do this. This process does not add gem or rune slots to the equipment however, it alters the size of the equipment. It increases the equipment's size by the size two categories smaller. For example, the size of a Stormtrooper armor is Medium, and a Blaster Pistol Small.
Universal upgrades
Universal upgrades are upgrades that can be utilized on any kind of equipment. This includes weapons and armor. The upgrade components are typically random drops, but they can also be gathered by completing Side Quests. Universal upgrades can be temporary or permanent, and they can overlap with Power-Ups. They may also be branching or linear.
The Universal Upgrade begins when "internal technologies" can provide sentient creatures new capabilities that they are unlikely to acquire naturally. Implants and prostheses are both examples of internal technology. This kind of improvement is not the same as medical internal technology which aims to restore the capabilities of nature. It is the beginning of the process that will alter civilizations in a fundamental way. The universal upgrade is a tense process that may take several years to complete. However the process can be divided into two distinct types: full success and partial failure.
This is similar to how resort upgrades work at Disney and Universal. In the case WDW it is typically due to operational requirements like availability of rooms or overbooking. In the case of Universal the reason could be to move guests from one resort to another one that is open. This is not intended as a sarcastic comment however in the current economic climate, it might be impossible to avoid.
Universal upgrades can be utilized on any type of gear. They can also be applied to several items at the same time. They are therefore more flexible than other types of upgrades. However, this flexibility can cause issues when upgrading items within the same gear path because it increases the item level of the entire gear path.
Prior to performing an upgrade, it is important to stop the PowerShell Universal service and delete the application files that are already in use. After that you can install the new files by using the Get-ChildItem -Recurse or Unblock-File command. It is also recommended to perform a basic validation against your PSU server to ensure that it is operating properly.
Jewels
Jewels can be added to weapons, armor or other accessories. They provide various stat bonuses and other effects depending on the gem and reagent that is used to make them. They are available in Golden Chests and Rift Incursions. They can also be purchased from a Master craftsman for gold or Karma. Jewels can also be made on a jewelry table with 1 gem and 5 of the same reagent to create a jewel that is of a lower or higher level; this procedure is identical to upgrading a gemstone with the use of a gemcrafting table.
Jewel tiers are based on the number of modifiers they possess which means that higher-tier jewels have more modifiers than those of lower tier. The primary effect is determined by a jewel's tier. The secondary effect is random. The players can use luck potions in order to increase their chances of receiving better secondary effects.
Like other upgrade components jewels can be put into an item using a matching socket to enhance it. For instance Garnet Pebble (gemstone) and an Adorned Garnet Jewel (jewel) both add strength, however the Garnet Pebble is only able to increase regular hits, while the Garnet Jewel also boosts the player's strong attacks. Jewels can be put into all tiers of armor, weapon, and accessory slots, as well as some trinkets of lesser rarity or exotic that require an unused slot.
Gems are a specific mechanic for DMs that can help make items feel special to their owners. Jewels offer a variety upgrade paths that allow players to customize and find the best combination for their needs. They can even upgrade their existing equipment with new jewels if the initial set of a certain kind isn't working anymore.
Requirements
The WoW item upgrade system lets players increase the item level of weapons, equipment and trinkets above their current level of item using specific Mists Of Pandaria or Warlords Of Draenor resources. These upgrades boost the base stats of the item, and some have special effects (such as Dolphin's Grace which gives players dolphin-like grace while they swim). The players can get these upgrades through any upgrader NPC or by salvaging them from items containing them, with various types of items dropping different upgrade components.
The process of upgrading can be somewhat complicated, but it's simple. First, the player picks the item they wish to upgrade, and then click the Upgrade button. A window will pop up with the various upgrades available for the item. This window will show the upgrade level, any type of upgrade bonus (such as Tech Points or Quality Chance) and the cost of the upgrade. The bonus for upgrading will be shown below the bar that displays the upgrade level.
If the player chooses to make an upgrade the item will be delivered to the upgrader NPC who will explain the procedure for upgrading the item. The player then has to provide the proper currency to make the upgrade, and may be asked to provide additional materials should they require it. The requirements for this are determined by the item's level. Weapons are more stringent when compared to armor.
In addition to the required upgrade components, a lot of upgrade recipes have an 'Acceptable Materials' list. This list contains the other components of an upgrade that can be used to upgrade an item. It also has a flag that indicates whether or not it has an assured boost. It is important to be aware because the value of an upgraded item may differ significantly based on the extras it has, with well rolled gear being worth more than the non-upgraded versions.
The list of upgrade types that require valorstones or crests will be listed separately below the main list. The crests and valorstones required depend on the level of the item, with weapon upgrades requiring the most Valorstones.