Augmentrex 3000 (archived)

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This page is an old copy of Augmentrex 3000 containing information that is mostly speculation.

The Augmentrex 3000 is a device that can imbue items with extra enhancements for a reconfiguration fee. The amount of Palladium charged for this process depends upon the existing quality and type of the item and the rarity of the enhancement requested. Similarly, the number of augmentations possible depends on the item quality and type (and the number of pre-existing modifications). the After accessing the Augmentrex 3000, simply place the item to be enhanced into it and then select one of the available options. The machine will then randomly apply a modifier of the corresponding rarity that you selected.

This machine is a sort of gambling machine, but one that works by modifying your existing equipment. Flux described it in some detail in his Mega community day report, and here's a quote.

...You select one of your items, stick it in the slot, and pick a property as seen in the image. Better properties cost more than common ones, and the prices vary by item type. I paid 200 for a common property on a cheap Vulcan Bolter pistol, and it was 800 for a Rare property, and around 3000 for a Legendary Property. The part that surprised me was that I could buy more than one, and that they stacked. I had around 950 palladium at that point, so I bought four common properties in a row just to see what they'd do and if they would stack.

I got four bonus damage elemental type properties, and their names all appeared after my weapon name. I don't recall the modifiers, but my weapon was something like "Vulcan Blaster burning, phasing, toxic, shocking." Examining the item (with the wheel control) showed me the actual stats, and it was basically as if I'd added four chipped gems to a bow in Diablo II. Low bonuses to four types of elemental damage, and a really long item name. I tried it later with a piece of armor, and found out that prices varied. To add a common property to the armor cost 800; 4x as expensive as it had been on the pistol, and I didn't have enough palladium to try it out.

How many properties can you add to an item? Does this work with items that are already rare or unique or legendary? Are the properties permanent or do they wear off after some preset duration? We'll have to hear more about this one from Flagship, as they give the feature further testing.

From what I've come across, you can't augment just anything. For example, when I tried augmenting a unique item, it declared that no more properties could be added to the item. It seems that a maximum of 5 augmentations (of any kind - common, rare, or legendary) can be placed on an item, including those that were already on it when looted. That goes for items of any quality.