World of Warcraft Item Upgrades
The upgrade of an item can be used to boost the stats of an item. Based on the type of upgrade it can boost an item's Mark Level or Rarity and boost additional stats.
Upgrading gear in The War Within requires a specified number of Flightstones and Crests and each item comes with an upgrade track. Each upgrade increases the cost of the next one by a certain amount.
Item Level
The value of an item's base stats increase when it is upgraded. This value is the total of all of its leveled up advantages (attack, magic attack and defense). The cost of upgrading items can be high, depending on the upgrader and the kind of upgrade you decide to perform. This is because of how many perks must be replaced to allow the item to be upgraded.
The level of an item is a widely used measure of power, and is visible on all tooltips of items. It also serves to limit how much PvP gear players can wear since PvP is not available at a lower level. Players can view their average level of item on their character sheet.
When deciding to purchase or sell equipment players can evaluate the item level. It's a measure of the damage and its quality. The level of the item can be used to evaluate items when evaluating the inventory of a seller.
On PC, you are able to check the level of the item using ALT, or by using the left stick on XB1 or PS4. This will show the full description of the item, as well as its value. You can also locate it by hovering over an item and typing in /itemlevel chat.
There are several theories about how the calculation of an item's level is done. One theory is that the item level is a numerical value derived from a formula which calculates how much an item's stats are worth. It takes into consideration the fact that various perks have different value, and also that sockets have gems that increase the value of the item overall. This process could result in a calculated amount for the item's ilvl which is usually quite close to the actual Blizzard level of the item.
It's not the only thing that affects the value of an item. The location of where the item was dropped can alter its stats. For instance, it could add a level to the item's haste or crit rating. Items dropped in higher-level instances will have higher ilvl.
Item Stats
The stats of an item are a major element in what determines the value of an item for players. The game uses a variety of them in a variety of ways to encourage players to use multiple weapons, and prevent one weapon from being "the best." The base stats on a weapon are enhanced by the weapon's stat modification, which are themselves enhanced by the player's level.
Upgrades to the item add by increasing certain stats on the item. The rarity of an item determines the cost of upgrading. An item that is white or grey for instance, can only be upgraded once however, items that has rare tiers can be upgraded several times at more expensive costs.
Affixes are a different method to change an item's stats. These are special stat boosts that can be added to an item by the player and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The affixes could provide the item additional damage, or add a unique ability to the item (such as reviving dead or cutting down the duration of cooldowns), or make the item unique by putting an additional name to the item.
All affixes are currently re-rolled by selecting them in the upgrade window, pressing the green button. This process will cost the player a specific amount of gold and items that can be added to the upgrade gauge in the same way as the other rerolling options.
In addition to rerolling affixes, players can select which of the available stats to be kept on an item when it is upgraded. item upgrader for an item are based on the level of the item, however every item is guaranteed to have at least 1 stat within the specified range, unless it is an item that is unique or a God roll from a boss of a raid.
Another thing that could be changed is the possibility to upgrade equipment without having to roll the attaches, or select which stats to enhance. As with the base equipment, it would have to be done per item and the interface for item comparison will not show all possible stats at once.
Item Luck
A player's Luck stat stacks up to increase the likelihood of item discoveries and the properties that are spawned from loot drops and the intensity of those properties. However, it does not directly affect damage or the ability to upgrade item s. It gives the player an opportunity to get better equipment earlier in the game. This is especially beneficial in early game runs because players tend to put the scaling of weapons and defenses over raw damage gains.
Luck can also increase the chances of upgrading items at the Blacksmith. This isn't to be confused with the Blacksmith's overall upgrade chances, which increase with each level of the item. These can also be increased with the use of anti-materials, such as the Scroll of Strength and a Jewel of Blessing.
Armor, shields and weapons can be created or spawned with the Luck property, which has a default value of 40. These items can be enhanced with golden ingots, spined leather or oak boards (depending on the material of the item) to give +40 Luck or to increase the luck of the item up to 140.
Moreover there are certain items, like the Hollow weapon, which is infused with Hollow, can be equipped to increase the damage dealt by any damage-dealing skill by 5%. These items can be found in the shop or crafted with the right ingredients.
Item Failure
Not all upgrades work. However, there are cash shop items which allow players to increase their chances of success or even prevent themselves from losing an item in the event that the upgrade is unsuccessful.
The rate of success of an upgrade is shown in the Honing UI. The percentage is the chances of completing the upgrade successfully, and it can be increased by adding Additional Materials or Special Materials. The chance of success can only be increased as much, and the chance that an upgrade will fail cannot be greater than 100%..
The performance of an upgrade is also affected by the luck of the item. All items have an initial success rate of 25% and each item with Luck increases the chance of success by 5percent.
The item upgrade overlays are rendered above the items in the inventory. item upgrades can cause obscurity to enchantment effects or other effects. If you wish to disable the upgrade overlays, the config option decoration.renderUpgradeOverlays can be set to False in the Item Upgrader CORE client config.