Guild Wars 2

just wondering if anyone has any thoughts about when i should start considering inserting upgrades into the Weapon & Armour slots?

Unless the item in question is one that you’re going to replace very soon, I’d always insert upgrades into your gear if available. The bonuses from Runes/Sigils etc. can make a LOT of difference to your gameplay.

If money is tight, you can get by on Major runes/sigils or Crests until you’re ready to do a final gear upgrade.

There are some incredibly cheap runes/gems/crests around on the trading post (cheap because they aren’t great) but can be fun to use while levelling, and they’re going to better than nothing.

I tend to just keep upgrades from salvaging greens/rares..

If you’re wearing blues or whites, don’t stick anything into the upgrade slot. Upgrading them means you can’t sell them when you are done with them.

Zaxares.5419:

Unless the item in question is one that you’re going to replace very soon,

For me, I upgrade my characters gear every 5 levels. So, until I get to 80 and buy exotics, all the gear will be replaced soon.

Though I have found one oddity on the TP. At the levels where I buy greens, I often find that a green with an upgrade is cheaper than one of the same stats without the upgrade. So I usually buy those with the upgrades inserted.

I thought it was kind of a given that when you’re upgrading gear, you should always go for Masterwork quality as a minimum (good benefit/price point if you’re being frugal), but yeah, good point about the Blue/White gear.

The sigils/runes will prove to be far more of a ‘game changer’ in WvW than PvE.

Minor/Major for PvE is fine, definitely want Superior for WvW.