Path of Exile Item Upgrading
Item upgrading allows players to improve their weapons and gear with new affixes, boosting its stats base or giving additional benefits. 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 more powerful base, whereas objects with strong bases, such as eth titans aren't affected significantly in their stats after being upgraded.
Upgrade components
Upgrade components can be added to weapons, armors, trinkets, and gathering tools. They give you an attribute bonus, or additional effect, when the equipment is being used. They can be bought from vendors, retrieved as loot gathered by enemies or received from missions and chests. Some upgrades can have additional cosmetic effects. Most upgrades require that the equipment be at a specific level to upgrade.
To upgrade a weapon or piece of armor, the player must choose it and click on the Upgrade button located in the toolbar. This will show a preview on the right side of the screen showing what the expected upgrade stats will be as well as the required component or material needed to make that happen.
There are three kinds of upgrade components including universal upgrades, prefix upgrades, and suffix upgrades. Universal upgrades, which are made up of gems, can be placed in any type of equipment and offer less bonuses than upgrade components that are restricted to a specific type. Infusions are jewels that can only be used in legendary and ascended equipment. They provide the same bonuses as jewels, but cannot be used with any other equipment. Suffix upgrades that can be put in gathering tools, will include their name at the end of the name of the item they are attached to, for example adding the word 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 case of upgrades for gathering tools If a player replaces one glyph with another, the old glyph will be returned to the inventory. However, replacing any other upgrade component will damage it, excluding the inscriptions that can be swapped.
Leveling
Path of Exile's upgrade process is different from previous versions in some fundamental ways. Gear is now categorized in tracks and each item is able to be upgraded as many times before it is "leveled out." The cost of upgrading increases with each level, however the materials needed do not. This allows players to focus their efforts on a couple of important items to maximize their impact, rather than spreading out the cost of upgrades across several items.
If an item is finished being leveled, it will be eligible for an upgrade set of components, and an increase in the probability that the upgrade will succeed. This bonus is known as the Artisan’s Energy and it resets at 0 if the upgrade fails, or increases if the upgrade succeeds.
After a piece has been upgraded to its highest level, it is able to get the affixes needed to enhance its abilities. The amount of affixes available is determined by the item's class. For instance, a rare or unique weapon with a normal base will have no more than two affixes available for it, whereas legendary armors can have up to eight affixes for it.
Each upgrade will require the use of a certain amount of Flightstones and crests based on the item's current level and the item slot it's in. Weapons usually require more Flightstones than other equipment.
If an item fails to get to its maximum level The NPC will offer the player the option to transfer it to a different character and then re-infuse it with an upgrade set that is different. This procedure can take as long as two hours and will cost the same amount of material. However, it has a lower success rate.
Engineers will utilize a level to compare the height of the building to a known point, such as a benchmark. This process is known as a "level-loop." It involves taking readings using the backsight rod and the level, then turning the level and making the foresight rod reading. This method ensures that the buildings are constructed with a high degree of precision and security.
Rerolling
Rerolling is the process of changing the upgrade components of an item. It is an important aspect of the game and can drastically improve an item's strength or damage, as well as other attributes. You can do this via the menu for items, or by pressing the Reroll button every time you upgrade an item. Rerolling items can be expensive and should be used sparingly.
Reroll tokens are derived by recycling upgraded items. These tokens can be used to upgrade the original item or a comparable item. Recyclable items come with a level gauge that shows how much of the upgrade gauge is filled. The amount of level that has been filled depends on the rarity and upgrade cost of the item.
In the past, some upgrade items were affixed with priority that made them easier to roll for than other. This meant that you'd receive the stats that mattered most to your build more often than other. 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 odds of rolling for every stat. This can be good or bad, based on what you're looking to get from your equipment.
Each upgraded item may also have a unique fixed-value bonus that boosts its strength by a certain percentage. These bonuses are rolled over the standard affixes. The more you upgrade your product, the higher the chance of receiving the bonus of a different kind.
The game also has a number set that grants a bonus when three or four upgraded items from the set are placed on an item. This is a good way to give the character more power without spending a ton of money.
Many players have the habit of rerolling their weapons and gear, especially in the early stages. Rerolling is a method to gain a stronger character quicker, which enables players to advance in the game and achieve higher levels.
Sets
Sets are groups of elements that can be put together in a variety of ways. They can have different dimensions, contain no elements at all, or have a single element. They can be used for organizing data or sorting information. They can also be used to analyze patterns. Sets can be classified in various ways such as size and shape.
The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom offers an array of upgradeable set items. Certain items are worth upgrading, others aren't. Upgrades are worth it for armor sets that offer high defense and set bonuses. However, upgrades to weapons typically do not boost the item's stats much compared to their counterparts in purple. This makes them less appealing to upgrade if you already have a lot of weapons or armor pieces already.
Set items can be upgraded to include special tools that are suitable for certain builds. This is evident in Aldur's Advance Boots and Guillaume's Face. Both were upgraded from Exceptional Winged Helm and Exceptional Mirrored Boots respectively, increasing their defense by 217 to 321 (Strength requirement and Level requirement was increased as well).
Upgrades are also possible to bring certain items up to par with the levels. The Immortal King Set, for instance, comes with a wide range of levels, from 29 to 75. item upgrading to lower-level items could improve their defense, and increase their competitiveness in terms of damage.
To determine if a product is worth upgrading, players must click the Upgrade button on the screen for their character. The item's attributes will be displayed as well as any necessary items. To upgrade the No-mouth Face for instance, 1.1K Scrap Materials will be required, 250 Enchanted Dust and 5 Glowing Shards. Alternately, item upgrading can visit the Leaderboard or Golden vendor in Cyrodiil to find out the upgrade requirements for specific items.
In general, armor and weapons are more valuable when they are updated. Upgrades to gold are recommended for weapons that have weapons-damage or spell glyphs. This will result in a significant improvement in their stats. Weapons with an upgraded appearance will also benefit from this because its defense will increase as it moves from purple to gold.