World of Warcraft Item Upgrades
Upgrades to items are a method to boost the stats of an item. Based on the type of upgrade you choose, it can boost an item's Rarity or Mark Level and boost additional stats.
Upgrades to gear in The War Within requires a set number of Flightstones and Crests, and each item has an upgrade track. Each upgrade increases the cost of the following one by a certain amount.
Item Level
When an item is upgraded, its base stats increase in value. The value is the sum of an item's upgraded perks (attack magic attack and defense). Upgrades to items can be costly depending on the upgrader and what type of upgrade you choose to perform. This is due to the variety of perks that have to be changed in order to upgrade an item.
The level of an item is a widely used measure of power, and can be found on all tooltips of items. It can also be used as a gating requirement while waiting to queue for dungeons and raids and scenarios, and to limit the amount of PvP gear a player can wear (since PvP is capped at a lower level). Players can view their average level of item on their character sheet.
The level of an item can help players evaluate the power of equipment when deciding to purchase or sell. It's an excellent indicator of the quality of an item and the amount of damage it is capable of causing. Comparing items from a vendor's stock is possible using the item level.
On PC, you are able to check the level of the item using ALT, or by using the left stick on XB1 or PS4. The item will be displayed with its full description, including ilvl. You can also find it by hovering over an item and typing /itemlevel in chat.
There are a few theories on how the item level calculation is done. One theory is that the level is a numerical value derived from a formula which calculates the value of an item's stats are worth. It considers the fact that different perks have different worth and gems in sockets 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.
However, this isn't the only factor that can affect an item's ilvl because the level of the area the item is dropped into can change the value of its stats, for instance by adding an amount to its haste rating or crit rating. This means that items that drop at higher levels will have higher ilvl than those from lower-level instances.
Item Stats
Item stats can determine the fate of an item for players. The game uses a variety of them in different ways to encourage players to use multiple weapons, and also to stop one weapon from being "the most effective." The base stats of a weapon are increased by the weapon's stat modifications which are then increased by the player's skill.
Upgrades to the item add by boosting certain stats on the item. The rarity of an item determines its upgrade cost. A grey or white item, for example, will only be upgraded one time however, items with rare tiers may be upgraded several times at higher prices.
Affixes are another way to alter the stats of an item. They are stat boosters that can be added by the player to an item. item upgrader could do things like give the item extra damage, or give a specific capability to the item (such as reviving the dead or cutting down the duration of cooldowns) or make the item unique by giving an additional name to the item.
At present, all affixes can be modified by selecting them in the upgrade window and pressing the green button with the arrows that circle. This procedure will cost the player a specific amount of gold and other items which can be added to the upgrade gauge in the same way as other rerolling options.
Players can choose to upgrade an item to a specific stat or reroll attaches. The range of stats is determined by the item's level. However each item will contain at least one stat in that range unless they are an item that is unique or the item is a God Roll from a raid boss.
Another thing that could change is the possibility of upgrading equipment without having to roll the attachments, or pick which stats to boost. But as with base equipment, this would need to be performed on a per-item basis and the interface for comparing items wouldn't show all possible stats gained or lost at once.
Item Luck
The Luck stat of a player increases the likelihood of locating items, the properties that are spawned by loot and the intensity of these properties. However, it does not directly affect damage or the ability to upgrade items. It gives the player the chance to upgrade their equipment earlier in the game. This is particularly beneficial for early game runs, because players tend to put weapon scaling and defenses above raw damage gains.
In addition to influencing the discovery of items, Luck also increases the chances of success when upgrading items using the Blacksmith. This is not to be confused with the Blacksmith's overall upgrade chance, which increases with each level of the item and can be further enhanced by using an anti-material, such as a Scroll of Strength or a Jewel of Blessing.
The shields, armor and weapons have a default Luck value of 40. These items can be augmented by using golden ingots or spined leather (depending on their material type) to increase the value of 40 luck or to boost the Luck of an item up to 140.
Certain items, like the weapon with Hollow-infused components can also be crafted to increase the damage dealt by any ability that deals damage by 5%. These items can be purchased in the shops or made using the right ingredients.
Item Failure
Upgrades to items can be expensive and not all upgrades will be successful. Cash shop items can be used to increase the chances of success for an upgrade or to stop players from losing their item in the event that it fails.
When you upgrade an item, the success rate is displayed in the Honing UI. The percentage represents the probability of successfully upgrading that item, and can be enhanced by adding Additional Materials or Special Materials. The probability of success can only be increased by so high, and the probability that an upgrade will fail cannot be greater than 100%..
The luck of an item can also affect the effectiveness of an upgrade. Each item has a base success rate of 25%, and every item that has Luck increases the chance of success by an additional 5percent.
The upgrade overlays for items are displayed above items in the inventory. This could block enchantment effects as well as other effects. If item upgrader wish to disable the upgrade overlays, the config option decoration.renderUpgradeOverlays can be set to False in the Item Upgrader CORE client config.