I keep seeing people with glowing dragons flying around them. I remember it being said that if you get a +9 gear then you get these dragons, but I got my weapon +9 and nothing happened.

Was it changed with the big patch that revamped the upgrade system? How do I get this effect?

If you win the Tournament you get a DRagon Aura...

Then why the hell was I told it came from +9 gear :/ Bunch of BS...

Thanks.

Are there any effects that come from upgrading armor other than the metallic shimmering?

I don't think you can get any effect by upgrading items...

I mean visual effects. When you get anything to +4 it shimmers. I was just wondering if there's anything else at higher upgrades.

I got +6 gloves and yea it shimmers but nothing else...
We'll see when we a KR player replies to this topic I guess =p

Its from coming in 3rd place to 1st place in the tournament.

color glow effects in upgrade :

1-3 : none
4-6 : white
7-9 : yellow
10-12 : red
13-15 : blue with spark effect (like SSJ 2) <- max