The 10 Most Scariest Things About Item Upgrading

Path of Exile Item Upgrading

Item upgrading allows players to improve their weapons and gear with new affixes, increasing its stats base or providing additional benefits. To upgrade an item, the player has to have it in their inventory as well as access to the kiln.

Usually items with weak bases (like rings) can be upgraded to a stronger base, whereas objects with strong bases, such as eth titans do not vary much in their stats after being upgraded.

Upgrade components

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

To upgrade the quality of a weapon, armor or other item in the game, players must select it and then click the Upgrade button in the toolbar. The screen will show on the right-hand side of the screen a preview that shows the expected upgrade statistics and the components or materials required for the upgrade.

There are three types that are universal upgrades (which include gems) prefix upgrades and suffix upgrade components. Universal upgrades, like gems, can be placed on any type of equipment. They offer a lower bonus than upgrade item components that have a type limitation. Infusions are gems that can only be used in legendary and ascended equipment. They offer the same bonuses as jewels, however they cannot be used with any other equipment. Suffix upgrades can be added to gathering tools. They will add the suffix at the end of the item's name. For instance adding a Glyph could transform a Staff wrapping of Minor Vigor a Canthan staff wrapping of Minor Vigor.

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

Leveling

The upgrade system in Path of Exile has some important changes from the previous versions. Gear is now classified into tracks, and each item is able to be upgraded so many times before it's "leveled out." The cost of upgrading is increased with each level, but the required materials don't increase as much. This allows players to focus their efforts on a few items and maximize the effect of those items, instead of spreading the cost of upgrades across several pieces.

Once an item has been completed, it will be capable of receiving a new set of upgrade components, and a boost in the chance that the upgrade will succeed. This bonus is known as the Artisan’s Energy and it resets to 0 if the upgrade fails, or increases if the upgrade succeeds.

Once a piece of gear is upgraded to its highest level it is able to receive affixes that will enhance its capabilities. The number of affixes available is determined by the item's kind. For example, a rare or unique weapon with a normal base will have no more than two affixes available for it, while a legendary armor will have up to eight affixes available for it.

Each upgrade requires a certain number of Flightstones or Crests, based on the type of item at its current level and what slot it is in. Weapons usually require more Flightstones than other equipment.

If an item fails to reach its maximum level, the NPC gives the player the option to transfer it to a different character and re-infuse the item with a different set or upgrades. This process can take up to two hours and cost the same amount of materials. However, it has a lower success rate.

To measure the height of a structure engineers employ a level to compare the measurement with an established reference point, like a benchmark or the ground's elevation. This process is called a "level loop." It involves taking readings with the level, backsighting rod, and then turning the level to take the foresighting rod reading. This method ensures that buildings are constructed to a high standard of safety and accuracy.

Rerolling

Rerolling refers to the process of changing an item's upgrade components. It is a crucial element of the game, and it can improve an item's damage, strength or other characteristics. This can be done via the item menu or by pressing the Reroll button of an upgraded item upgrader. Rerolling can be expensive and should only be performed in very rare instances.

Reroll tokens are earned by recycling upgraded items. These tokens can be used to upgrade either the original item or another similar item. Recyclable items have an indicator of level that indicates how much of the upgrade gauge has been filled. The amount of level that has been filled depends on the rarity and cost of upgrading of the item.

In the past, certain upgrade items had priority affixes which made them easier to roll for than others. This meant that you would receive the stats that mattered most to your build more often than others. This included things like the armor's total armor, thorns, and control impaired duration reduction stats or the weapon's bonus attack speed and critical strike chance.

This was changed with the recent patch. Priority affixes were removed, and all upgrades have the same chance of rolling each statistic. This could be good or bad, based on what you're looking for and want from your equipment.

Each upgraded item may also be equipped with a special, fixed-value bonus that increases its power by a specific percentage. These bonuses are rolled over the standard affixes. The more you improve a product, the greater your chances of receiving the bonus of a different kind.

The game also comes with various sets which give a set bonus when three or more upgraded items from the same set are installed on an item upgrader. This is a great method to give a character a lot more power without spending a lot of money.

Many players have the habit of rerolling their weapons and gear particularly in the initial stages. Rerolling is a method to create a more powerful character faster, which allows players to advance in the game and attain higher levels.

Sets

Sets are groups of elements that can be put together in a variety of ways. They can be of various dimensions, contain no elements at all, or contain a single element. They can be used for organizing data or separating information. They can also be useful in analyzing patterns. Sets can be classified in various ways in terms of size and shape.

There are a range of set items available to upgrade in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Some are worth upgrading, while others are not. Upgrades are worth it for armor sets with high defense and set bonuses. Upgrades to weapons aren't as effective in boosting stats as their counterparts in purple. This makes them less appealing to upgrade if you own many armor pieces or weapons.

Some set items are upgraded to take advantage of their unique procs that can be useful in some builds. This is evident in Aldur's Advance Boots and Guillaume's Face. 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 were also increased).

Another reason to upgrade certain items is to bring them up to parity with their levels. The Immortal King Set, for example, has a wide range of levels, ranging from 29 to 75. Upgrades to lower-level items of the set can increase their defense and increase their competitiveness in terms of damage.

Clicking the Upgrade button will show the attributes of the item upgrader mod as well as the required items to upgrade it. The item's attributes will be displayed together with any required items. For instance the No-mouth face will require 1.1K Scrap Materials as well as 250 Enchanted Dust and 5 Glowing Shards to upgrade. Players can also go to the Leaderboard or Golden vendor in Cyrodiil to find out the upgrade requirements of specific items.

In general generally speaking, jewelry and weapons offer greater value for trading when fully upgraded than armor. Especially for weapons that have spell/weapon damage glyphs and are upgraded to gold is recommended because it will provide a significant increase in their performance. It will also boost the defense value of armor that has an updated appearance.