Path of Exile Item Upgrading
Item upgrading allows players to upgrade their weapons and gear with new affixes that boost its stats base or giving additional benefits. To upgrade an item, the player has to have it in their inventory and have access to the kiln.
Typically, items with weak bases (like rings) can be upgraded to a more powerful base, while items with strong bases like Eth titans don't change much in their stats after being upgraded.
Upgrade components
Upgrade components can be added to armors, weapons trinkets, weapons and gathering tools. They can be used as an attribute bonus, or additional effect, when the equipment is in use. They can be bought from vendors, or found as loot gathered by enemies or obtained from missions and chests. Certain upgrades can also be equipped with special cosmetic effects. Most upgrades require that the equipment be at a certain level before you can upgrade.
In order to upgrade an item of armor, the player has to choose it and click on the Upgrade button in the toolbar. This will show a preview on the right side of the screen, showing what the expected upgrade statistics will be and also the element or material required to make that happen.
There are Casesgg of upgrade components: universal upgrades, prefix upgrades, and suffix upgrades. Universal upgrades, which comprise gems, are able to be used in any kind of equipment and provide smaller bonuses than upgrade components that are type-restricted. Infusions, which can only be placed in gear that is ascended and legendary equipment are exactly the same as gems, but offer higher bonuses and cannot be used in any other equipment. Suffix upgrades that can be put in gathering tools, include their name at the end of the name of the item they are attached to, for instance adding an Glyph to an item that is a Staff Wrapping of Minor Vigor would change it to a Canthan Staff Wrapping of Minor Vigor.
In the instance of upgrades for gathering tools, if a player replaces one glyph by another, the old glyph will be returned to the inventory. If you replace any other upgrade component with a glyph, it will be destroyed, with the exception for inscriptions, which are able to be swapped.
Leveling
The upgrade system in Path of Exile has some significant differences from previous versions. Gear is now classified into tracks and each item can be upgraded so many times before it is "leveled out." The upgrade cost increases with each level, but the required materials do not increase as much. This allows players to focus their efforts on a handful of key items and maximize their impact instead of spreading the cost of upgrades across several items.
Once an item has been finished being leveled and is leveled out, it will be capable of receiving a new set of upgrade components, as well as an increase in the probability that the upgrade will succeed. This bonus is known as Artisan's Energy. It resets to 0 if an upgrade fails or increases when the upgrade succeeds.
When a piece is upgraded to its highest level, it is able to get affixes to boost its attributes. The amount of affixes available will depend on the item's type. For example, an uncommon or unique weapon with a standard base will have only two affixes, while a legend armor will have eight affixes.
Each upgrade step requires a specific number of Flightstones or Crests, based on whether the item is at its current level, and in which slot it is in. Typically, weapons will require more Flightstones to upgrade than other types of equipment.
If an item fails to attain its maximum level, the NPC will give the player the option of transfer it to another character and re-infuse it with another set of upgrades. This procedure can take as long as two hours and will cost the same amount of material. However it has a lower rate of success.
To determine the height of a building engineers use a level to compare the measurement to an established reference point such as a benchmark or the elevation of the ground. This is referred to as a "level-loop." It involves taking readings using the level and backsight rod before turning the level and taking the foresight rod reading. This method helps ensure that buildings are constructed to a high level of accuracy and safety.
Rerolling
Rerolling is the process of changing the upgrade components of an item. It is an essential element of the game, and it can improve the damage, strength or other attributes. It is possible to do this through the item menu or by pressing the Reroll button when you upgrade an item. Rerolling is costly and should only be performed in very rare instances.
The game lets players recycle upgraded items, and use them to acquire Reroll tokens. These tokens can then be used to upgrade the original item, or to upgrade another item of the same type. Recyclable items have an indicator of level that indicates how much of the upgrade gauge is filled. The rarity and cost of upgrading an item will determine the amount of level filled.
Prior to this, some upgrades were given priority affixes which made them more accessible for players to roll. This meant that you would receive the stats that mattered most to your build more often than other. This included stats like armor's total armour, thorns and control impaired duration reduced stats or the weapon's bonus attack speed and strike chance.
This was changed with the recent patch. Priority affixes were removed and all upgrades have the identical chance of rolling each statistic. This could be a positive or a bad thing, depending on your requirements and requirements from your equipment.
Each upgraded item can also have a unique bonus that increases the power of the item by a fixed percentage or a flat amount. These bonuses are added to the standard affixes. The more you upgrade an item, the better your chance of getting the bonus of your choice.
The game also has a number sets that give a bonus when three or four upgraded items from the set are placed on an unit. This is a great way to give the character more power without spending a lot of money.
Many players have the habit of rerolling their weapons and gear particularly in the initial stages. This is because rerolling could offer a quicker path to a powerful character which allows them to achieve higher levels and progress in the game faster.
Sets
Sets are groups of elements that can be organized in various ways. They could be of various sizes, have no elements, or have a single 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 in terms of size and shape.
The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom offers an extensive selection of upgradeable set items. Certain items are worth upgrading and others aren't. Armor sets that provide high defense or set bonuses are generally worth upgrading. However, weapon upgrades often do not boost the stats of the item when compared to their counterparts in purple. This makes them less appealing to upgrade if your collection of armor and weapons pieces is already large.
Set items can be upgraded to include unique procs that are useful for certain builds. Guillaume's Face face and Aldur's Advance boots are examples of this. Both were upgraded from Exceptional Winged Helm and Exceptional Mirrored Boots respectively, boosting their defense by 217 to 321 (Strength requirement and Level requirement were increased as well).
Another reason to upgrade certain items is to bring them up to parity with their tiers. For example the Immortal King set has a large level range, from 29 to 76. Upgrades to lower level items can enhance their defense, and increase their competitiveness in terms of damage.
To determine if a product is worth upgrading, players should click the Upgrade button in the screen of their character. The item's attributes will be displayed, along with any required items. To upgrade the No-mouth Face for example, 1.1K Scrap Materials will be required, 250 Enchanted Dust and 5 Glowing Shards. Players can also check the upgrade requirements for specific items at the Cyrodiil Golden vendor or Leaderboard.
In general, weapons and jewelry offer more value for trade when they are fully upgraded than armor. Particularly, for weapons that feature damage glyphs for spells or weapons and are upgraded to gold is recommended since it will give a substantial improvement in their stats. Armor that has an upgraded appearance will also benefit from this, since its defense value will increase as it goes from purple to gold.