upgrading weapons

[76561198928626007]

hi! i am unable to upgrade anything because my empowerment tab is greyed out all the time.any ideas on how to fix this issue? thankyou

[Handoiron]

Common things that cause issues are having already maxed the item at that rarity and having to be character level 50 to upgrade to purple or higher rarity.

[FormlessBlackVoid]

are you still in the tutorial?

[76561198928626007]

hello no im not in the tutorial now.its just my empowerment tab is totaally greyed out so i cant click it to upgrade.

[virpyre]

Quality is represented by the number of dots at the bottom of the item icon; items will have either 1, 2, or 3 dots. An item's quality will also be represented in its name, depending on the type of item.

Rank	1-dot	2-dot	3-dot
Weapon	Mk I	Mk III	Mk III
Talisman	Faded	Luminous	Radiant
Glyph	Crude	Simple	Intricate

Empowerment is the process by which you increase item level. When you empower an item, you sacrifice 1-5 other items and pay anima shards to add experience to that item. Those items will be completely destroyed and, other than adding item experience, will not affect the item you are empowering in any way.

Rarity/Color	Max Lv.	Experience per Lv.	Shards per empowerment
Standard (Green)	20	200	200
Superior (Blue)	25	500	400
Epic (Purple)	30	2,400	600
Mythic (Orange)	35	12,000	800
Legendary (Red)	70	25,000	1,000

Fusion is the process by which you increase item rarity (color). This is done by taking two same-type max-level items (or one item and a catalyst) of a certain rarity and "combining" them into a level 1 item of better rarity.

What items are compatible for fusion?

Weapons: Two weapons of the same type (e.g. any two pistols)
Talismans: Two talismans of the same slot (e.g. any two neck talismans)
Glyphs: Two glyphs of the same base name (e.g. a Crude Accurate Glyph and an Intricate Accurate Glyph)
Singets: Two signets of the same name (e.g. two Signets of Quick Draw)

Fusion	Required Lv.	Cost (Marks of Favor)
Green > Blue	20	1,000
Blue > Purple	50	2,000
Purple > Orange	50	5,000
Orange > Red	50	10,000

Glyphs and Signets are upgrade components that can be slotted into gear to provide bonuses and effects. This can be done via the fusion tab, at no cost. You may destroy a slotted glyph or signet for free, but removing one without destroying it costs Marks of Favor based on the glyph or signet's rarity. Unlike weapons and talismans, glyphs and signets max out at level 20, regardless of rarity. They also have different experience requirements.

Rarity	Max Experience per Lv.	Shards per empowerment	Cost (Marks of Favor)
Standard (Green)	200	200	300
Superior (Blue)	500	400	1,200
Epic (Purple)	3,600	600	5,000
Mythic (Orange)	9,800	800	10,000
Legendary (Red)	280,000	1,000	20,000

[Handoiron]

There -- virpyre'2 info-wall reminded me of the other common issue.

Your item might just be at it's max level for the rarity.

Originally posted by virpyre:

Rarity/Color	Max Lv.	Experience per Lv.	Shards per empowerment
Standard (Green)	20	200	200
Superior (Blue)	25	500	400
Epic (Purple)	30	2,400	600
Mythic (Orange)	35	12,000	800
Legendary (Red)	70	25,000	1,000

So, if you're trying to add XP to your green item that is already level 20 or blue item that is already 25, it won't let you do it.

[76561198928626007]

thankyou forthat information handoiron

[Handoiron]

you're welcome -- I was basically jsut tossing guesses out.

virpyre went to far more effort to list the mechanics of the system in detail.