Pokemon GO Upgrade Items and Components
An upgrade item is a unique item that makes certain Pokemon change. The Upgrade can be obtained by spinning a photo disc and is sometimes offered as a reward during Pokemon GO events.
Upgrades can be applied to weapons, armors trinkets, weapons, as well as gathering tools in order to boost their level. The upgrade costs Flightstones and crests, based on the type of item.
Upgrade components
Upgrade components can be slotted into armor, weapons trinkets and gathering tools to give bonus effects or attribute bonuses while the equipment is being used. Upgrade components can only be used on equipment that has an upgrade slot available. Most upgrade components also require that the item to be upgraded is above a specific level. Some upgrade components also have special effects when they are applied to an equipment piece. Upgrade components can be obtained through crafting, bought by Karma merchants, or exchanged with other players through the Trading Post. They can also be rescued from equipment and received as rewards.
There are different upgrade components, each of which comes with a different bonus. Universal upgrades, such as gems and inscriptions, can be used on any kind of equipment; they provide less bonuses than other types of upgrade components. Infusions can be found in non-amulet equipment that is ascended and legendary equipment, and enrichments are used to upgrade certain ascended back items. Most upgrade components can be replaced when they are slotted into an item, however doing so can destroy the previous upgrade. The only exceptions are glyphs which can only be used in gathering tools, and enchantments. Both can be removed and reinserted.
Insignias, enchantments, and prefix/suffix upgrades will be displayed in the hover display of the item, while they are added to the equipment's name (e.g. an Radiant Insignia will change the name into Radiant Tyrian Armor). The number of upgrade components that have been added to an equipment piece will be displayed in the item's tooltip.
Glyphs
Glyphs are special characters that can be added into an OpenType font to add functional or decorative elements, such as ligatures, fractions, ornaments, swashes registered trademark symbols, and ellipses. The Glyphs panel allows you to view and insert these special characters as well as normal glyphs, such as em dashes and en dashes registered trademark symbols, as well as characters that are not found in other fonts (such as dingbats).
Each Glyph provides an initial boost to the stats of the character. It also includes up to four secondary stats that affect the glyph's radius on your Paragon Board. Secondary Stats can be described as a %-increase which is multiplied once other bonuses are applied in addition to Speed Glyphs which directly increase the speed of the hero.
Selecting the Glyphs and clicking "enchant" will activate the Glyphs. This will open a window that shows the Glyphs that are available to you. Note that only the right type of Glyph can be applied to the selected item and every weapon, jewelry or armor piece may have distinct sets of Glyphs.
Glyphs can be upgraded by completing Nightmare Dungeons or completing Tree of Whisper quests. The more difficult a Dungeon is, the greater Glyph experience you'll earn. Once a Glyph reaches level 15 it is upgradeable at the Glyph Upgrade Altar. Upgrades to a Glyph increases its radius on the Paragon Board by one node every 15 levels.
Once a Glyph has been upgraded to its desired level, you can activate it by selecting it and then pressing the "enchant" button. The Glyph you create will provide its stated benefit, and boost all other nodes in its radius on the Paragon Board. It's important to place Glyphs in the best locations to benefit your game, which is why it's recommended to prioritize Magic Glyphs early on. Rare glyphs could also provide double bonuses in the event that certain conditions are satisfied.
Click the cycle widget to change the view of the Glyphs Panel. Each of these views shows the Glyphs in different fonts. You can narrow down the selection of glyphs by selecting an option under "Entire Font". For example, punctuation only displays punctuation glyphs. Math Symbols limits the options to mathematical symbols.
Rerolling
Rerolling is a process in which you create a new account to give yourself more opportunities to access the character or weapon you are interested in. This can be done to assist you in gaining more experience or to get more loot, for example, the best weapon for your character. Many players play until the character they desire is available, regardless of strength. It could be that they like the design or the personality of the character.
You must ensure that you make clean changes when you restart. You should verify locally if the patch passes pre-commit and run a core dev check. You should also upload the patch to an issue with plain diff (see What's the deal with an interdiff? ).
Rerolls can take days or even weeks to complete, depending on your luck. During this period, you should avoid enemy camps that are optional to avoid wasting time. Additionally it is recommended to not repeat any quests that can be completed later in the game. This will save you time and energy.
Another crucial aspect to remember when rerolling is to be sure that you are aware of the upgrade system. There are many ways to improve your character's power and appearance. Upgrades, rerolling characters and upgrading weapons are all options. It is also important to know the limitations of the system.
Rerolling may not be a necessity, but it is an effective way to increase the chances of acquiring a certain character or weapon. It can be helpful if you're looking for the best character in the game or if you're wanting to try different styles of play and builds.
Sets
A set is an object collection with two common attributes (like the number or eggs in a dozen, or the members of a group). Sets allow for operations like intersection, union and difference.
When you upgrade an item, it becomes an entirely new version that is superior to the previous one. This means that armor and weapons will have a higher defense value and lower strength requirements.
Upgrading is an excellent method of bringing popular single-set items into level with their higher-tiered set counterparts. Upgrades like Guillaume's Face Helm to an Elite Spired helmet will increase the defense by 217 up to 321 and decrease the strength and level requirements to a more achievable range.
However it's important to keep in mind that not all set items are candidates for upgradation. Some sets, like the FB Sorc spec's Whistan's Shield or Naj's Puzzler staff are already exceptional and elite in their individual ways and do not require upgrading. On the other hand, some items that are BiS and see frequent use (like Goldwrap) may benefit by being upgraded to boost their performance even more. For these types of products, it might be worth the extra cost to upgrade them.