The 10 Most Terrifying Things About Item Upgrading

Path of Exile Item Upgrading

Item upgrading allows players to enhance their weapons and gear with new affixes, increasing its base stats or adding additional perks. To upgrade items, the player must have the item in their inventory and have access to the kiln.

Typically items with weak bases (like rings) can be upgraded to a stronger base, while objects with strong bases, such as Eth titans don't change much in their stats after being upgraded.

Upgrade components

Upgrade components can be added to weapons, armors, trinkets, and gathering tools. They can be used as an attribute benefit, or extra effect, while the equipment is being used. They can be bought from vendors, or found as loot by enemies, or gotten from chests or missions. Some upgrades additionally have special cosmetic effects. Most upgrades require that the equipment be at a certain level before you can upgrade.

To upgrade a weapon, armor or other item in the game, the player will need to select it and then click the upgrade item button in the toolbar. This will show on the right-hand side of the screen a preview showing the expected upgrade stats and the components or materials required for the upgrade.

There are three types of upgrade components that are universal upgrades, prefix upgrades and suffix upgrades. Universal upgrades, which include gems, can be put in any kind of equipment and offer less bonuses than upgrade components that are restricted to a specific type. Infusions are gems that are only available in legendary and ascended equipment. They provide the same bonuses as jewels, but they cannot be used in any other equipment. Suffix upgrades, which can be placed in gathering tools, include their name at the end of the name of the item they are connected to, for example adding a Glyph to an item that is a Staff Wrapping of Minor Vigor will change it to a Canthan Staff Wrapping of Minor Vigor.

If a player upgrades a gathering tool, and then replaces glyphs with another glyph, the old one will be returned to their inventory. However replacing any other upgrade component will destroy it, with the exception of inscriptions which can be freely swapped.

Leveling

Path of Exile's upgrade process differs from the previous versions in a few key ways. Gear is now divided into tracks and items can be upgraded a certain number of times before they're "leveled out." The cost of upgrading increases with each level, but the materials required do not. This allows players to focus their efforts on a couple of key items and maximize their impact instead of spreading the upgrade costs across multiple items.

When an item is completed and is leveled out, it will be able to receive an upgrade set of components, as well as an increase in the probability that the upgrade item will succeed. This bonus is known as the Artisan's Energy, and it will reset to zero on failure or increases when the upgrade succeeds.

When a piece of equipment is upgraded to its maximum level it is able to be given affixes that boost its attributes. The number of affixes that are available depends on the type of item it is. For instance an uncommon or exclusive weapon that has a standard base will have only two affixes, while a legend armor will have eight affixes.

Each upgrade process requires a certain number of Flightstones or Crests, depending on whether the item upgrader is at its current level, and in which slot it is located in. Weapons will typically require more Flightstones than other equipment.

If an item fails to get to its maximum level the NPC will offer the player the option of transfer it to a different person and then re-infuse the item with another set of upgrades. The process can take as long as two hours and costs the same amount of material however it will result in a lower chance of success.

To determine the height of a building engineers utilize a level to compare the measurement to a known reference point like a benchmark, or the elevation of the ground. This process is called a "level loop." It involves taking readings using the backsight rod and the level, then turning the level to make the foresight rod reading. This method ensures that buildings are constructed to a high level of safety and accuracy.

Rerolling

Rerolling is the process of changing the upgrade components of an item. It is a crucial part of the game that can increase an item's damage, strength or other characteristics. You can do this via the item menu or by pressing the Reroll button when you upgrade an item. Rerolling an item can be costly and should be handled with care.

The game lets players recycle upgraded items, which are used to earn reroll tokens. These tokens can be used to upgrade item either the original item or a comparable item level upgrade. Recyclable items have an indicator that indicates the amount of upgrade. The amount of level that has been filled depends on the rarity and cost of upgrading of the item.

In the past, some upgrade items had priority affixes that made them easier to roll for than others. This meant that you'd receive the stats that mattered most to your build more often than others. This included stats such as the armor's total armour, thorns and diminished duration due to control or the weapons' bonus attack speed and crit strike chance.

This was changed with the recent patch. Priority affixes have been removed and all upgrades will have the same chance of rolling for every stat. This can be good or bad, depending on what you're looking to get from your equipment.

Each upgraded item may have a unique bonus that increases the item's power by a set percentage or a flat amount. These bonuses are added to the standard affixes. The more you improve an item, the better chances of obtaining an exclusive bonus.

The game also has a number sets that grant a bonus when three or four upgraded items from the set are installed on an item. This is a great method of giving an individual character more power without spending a ton of money.

Many players have the habit of rerolling their weapons and gear particularly in the initial stages. Rerolling can help you create a more powerful character faster, which allows you to advance in the game and achieve higher tiers.

Sets

Sets are groups of elements that can be put together in various ways. They can have various sizes, contain no elements at all or contain just one element. They can be used to organize data or sorting information. They also aid in analysing patterns. Sets can be classified in a variety of ways, including size and shape.

The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom offers a wide range of upgradeable set items. Certain items are worth upgrading while others aren't. Armor sets that provide high defense or set bonuses are typically worth upgrading. Weapon upgrades aren't as effective in improving stats as their counterparts in purple. This makes them less appealing to upgrade in the event that your collection of weapons and armor pieces is already huge.

Set items can be upgraded to include special procs that are useful for certain builds. Guillaume's Face face and Aldur's Advance boots are examples of this. Both were upgraded to Exceptional Winged Helms and Exceptional Mirrored Boots, respectively. This increased their defense from 217 to 321. (Strength requirements and Level requirements also increased).

Another reason to upgrade certain items is to bring them up to the same level with their counterparts in their tiers. For instance the Immortal King set has a large level range, between 29 and 76. The upgrade of lower-level items in the set can increase their defense and make them more competitive in terms of damage.

Clicking the Upgrade button will show the attributes of the item as well as the required items to upgrade it. It will show the item's attributes, along with the items needed to upgrade it. To upgrade the No-mouth Face for example, 1.1K Scrap Materials will be required, along with 250 Enchanted Dust and 5 Glowing Shards. Players can also verify the upgrade requirements for specific items at the Cyrodiil Golden vendor or Leaderboard.

Generally speaking, weapons and jewelry offer better trade value when fully upgraded than armor. Particularly, for weapons that feature damage glyphs that are spell-like or weapon-related upgrading them to gold is recommended since it will result in a significant improvement in their stats. Armor that has an upgraded appearance will benefit from this upgrade because its defense will increase when it goes from purple to gold.