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[Aeryus]

I've seen multiple topics on this.. but I'm not having any luck.  I've sold items to people then tried to buy them back later and they were at the same tier.  How many levels do you have to gain?  What level corresponds to each tier?  Do all merchants do this (i.e. Bodahn/party camp)?  What can/can't be upgraded? 

[T0rin3]

If you are a high enough level and the armor can upgrade, just sell it to a vendor, and it will be available to rebuy it from that vendor with a higher armor level. If they aren't upgrading, then they are probably at their maximum level, or you need to increase your character level.

[Aeryus]

well yeah i know that part.. i'm looking for more detailed specifics.

[therealmikeg]

It doesn't work for all items. That's the biggest thing. In fact, in my experiences it works for very few items.



Some items can be sold to a vendor. You close their store, then take a look. Sometimes, those items will increase in quality. I've seen a base Crow Dagger increase up to a three-slotted Dragonbone Crow Dagger. I sold two at the same time. One raised to Dragon Bone and the other raised to Silverite with, I believe, 2 slots instead of 3.



The only place I know this works for certain is Warden's Keep.

[Aeryus]

Alright thanks but does anyone have any responses to the questions above, such as at what level does a certain tier become available for upgrade (Such as, at level 15, gear can be upgraded up to tier 5, etc). How long does it take gear to upgrade - is it instant if it can happen, or do you have to leave the map and come back, do you have to gain levels, etc.

[Aeryus]

Anybody?

[TitanX84]

Sorry, I don't know about the level/tier part. But about how long it takes - for me i just sold it, quick-saved, quick-loaded, and it was upgraded.

[Aeryus]

Thx for the save/load part! That was definitely the most important thing I was looking for - what triggered them to upgrade. I'm at level 16 and just about everything upgradeable is going to tier 7, some only to tier 6. Is there a higher tier?

[Cyrilix2]

Does anyone know if this can be done for the Knight Commander's Armor and the Blood Dragon Plate? Those two are both silverite... would be nice to have them in dragonbone.

[Novadove]

confirm that the warden armor set can be upgraded from viridium to dragonbone tier 7.

i did it at ozmar at lvl 21. i sold it to the npc dwarf nearest to the entrance towards the noble area.



i sold all 3 pieces at once and zone up to noble map, zone back to merchant area and they were upgraded instantly.



shale's crystal are also upgradable this way but they are randomised. meaning u sell green crystal they will become red or blue etc. i upgrade his crystals all to brilliant level.

[v.lokai]

Cyrilix2 wrote...

Does anyone know if this can be done for the Knight Commander's Armor and the Blood Dragon Plate? Those two are both silverite... would be nice to have them in dragonbone.

Some pieces of equipment are silverite for the looks of the material. They wanted the item to have a silver finish so they chose silverite. Blood Dragon Plate, The Edge, Templar Armor etc. The downside is on weapons more than armor since they can add +armor to items like diligence gloves to make them superior to dragonbone. But weapons get handicapped with 2 rune slots when they cap at silverite.

After two full playthroughs legit I'm now a mod **** using "winter forge" mod to create my own items. I find myself choosing silverite for looks as well but at least I can add +dmg +stun +paralyze +armor as I wish.

The wardens keep armor is great upgraded to dragonbone since it retains its looks. The warden tower shield will not upgrade it remains silverite for looks even at level 25. The named equipment is hit or miss as to wether it will upgrade this way. Some does some doesn't. Also each piece has a different level to upgrade for armor. For example I recall warden commander plate boots, chest, and gloves upgrading at different levels. IIRC gloves were the last piece.

[Plate_Captain88]

Novadove wrote...

shale's crystal are also upgradable this way but they are randomised. meaning u sell green crystal they will become red or blue etc. i upgrade his crystals all to brilliant level.

Is this the 'Gem Vendor' you're selling them to. I think he just has a random selection of crystals whenever you enter the zone, so there's no need to sell your own crystals to him for an upgrade.

[Luiz 2012]

so does anyone know what level must you be for the Warden Armour to be a simple silverite?

[djfayt]

Warden Commander armor I sold back to Drydan merchant in Soldier's Peak at level 8/9 and now some pieces have a str requirement too high for Alistair to wear. My main on this run is a rogue. lol whoops! 
It didn't shoot to tier 7 though. I know at level 15 you can get tier 7 stuff.

Modifié par djfayt, 19 décembre 2009 - 05:39 .

[TSAdmiral]

It should be noted that the upgrading process is not consistent across all merchants. I sold Asturian's Might to Levi Dryden, but that guy could not upgrade the material of the sword. He could, however, upgrade my Warden Commander armor. The blacksmith a short walk away, however, was able to do both. So either Levi Dryden is uniquely bugged, or everyone has different upgrade behavior. It's worth adding that the blacksmith in Soldier's Peek sell's disproportionately high level stuff compared tot he rest of the vendors, so if I needed to upgrade something, I'd go to him first.

[borelocin]

I actually just downloaded a Mod that lets you upgrade the base material and/or modify the appearance of gear. The Winter Forge can be used to make godly items but as for myself I use ot to upgrade gear I liked so I can keep using it. Silver laminated Dragonbone Cousland Family Sword anyone ?

[Fanghorne]

I got the wardens armor which is scaled I believe to level 3 as Alistair is only level 8. If I go to Soldiers peak and sell it to the vendor...then zone out....and come back it should be upgraded yes? I'm assuming I need to do this at level 10 when a new tier is available?



If so isnt it expensive as hell to buy this armor back? Im doing every concievable quest..playing everythign by the book and where is everyone getting all this money from? Am I missing something?



Advice appreciated...thanks!



fang

[Aesir Rising]

Fanghorne wrote...


If so isnt it expensive as hell to buy this armor back? Im doing every concievable quest..playing everythign by the book and where is everyone getting all this money from? Am I missing something?

Advice appreciated...thanks!

fang

Coin drop and quest rewards as you progress through the game and charater levels is probably something Bioware can/should tweak to smooth out the progression a bit, but I didn't really start getting enough coin until the mid-teen character levels. (maybe 14 or so when I first noticed).  Up until that point, the coin drops and quest rewards are a bit light comparitively speaking, and you won't really be able to equip your whole group in level-appropriate gear until you pass over the hump in treasure table curve.

If it were me, based on my limited number of play throughs at the higher levels (I've started many games, but made new characters before finishing the game) I would probably enjoy increasing the income at lower levels and decreasing it at higher levels.

Modifié par Aesir Rising, 21 décembre 2009 - 05:03 .

[Psyiche]

Hi all,

Perhaps Bioware can add a patch to install a mythical forge somewhere deep in the dark roads where you can upgrade weapons and armour at a price.

The coin for this can come from certain dragon or mythical beasts slaying quests.

cheers

[Dragon Age1103]

Aeryus wrote...

Anybody?

For me it was a mixed bag so to say b/c one time I put an armor set in my chest at Soldier's Peak (DLC) then exited then reselected the chest to have it upgraded to tier 7 at lv18 I think. Other items I had to leave Soldier's Peak & return later after an adventure or two.
 SO I'm fairly certain it may be very random & not have a set level but a general level range, really hard to say though. Hope that helped a little bit.

[shaktiboy]

Fanghorne wrote...

I got the wardens armor which is scaled I believe to level 3 as Alistair is only level 8. If I go to Soldiers peak and sell it to the vendor...then zone out....and come back it should be upgraded yes? I'm assuming I need to do this at level 10 when a new tier is available?

If so isnt it expensive as hell to buy this armor back? Im doing every concievable quest..playing everythign by the book and where is everyone getting all this money from? Am I missing something?

Advice appreciated...thanks!

fang

I just used the vendor mechanic (Mikael Dryden in Soldier's Peak) to upgrade my Warden Commander armor set from Tier 4 (I acquired it around level 8 originally) to Tier 7.  It cost a total of 35g to buy the three Tier 7 pieces back from the vendor.

[FaustSnake]

The tier has little to do with the lvl you're at.

It has much more to do with the Combat Training skill.

Quick tip that works if you have the Wardens Keep DLC.



If you have any armor you want to upgrade and you have the highest Combat Training skill you can sell him the armor and when you buy it back it will have a higher tier.

[JaegerBane]

FaustSnake wrote...

The tier has little to do with the lvl you're at.
It has much more to do with the Combat Training skill.
Quick tip that works if you have the Wardens Keep DLC.

If you have any armor you want to upgrade and you have the highest Combat Training skill you can sell him the armor and when you buy it back it will have a higher tier.

Are you sure about that? I ended up upgrading from Red Steel to Dragonbone Warden Commander armour with level 1 Combat Training....

[Aidanlol]

hey in dragon age 2, there are 4 little bars in the invintory un your teamates armor. i was wonder what they were, and what they are for. can someone help?