Methodology[]
This template displays two formulas derived from the datamined gold reward values for The Elder Scrolls Online quests based on the quest difficulty. It was not provided by ZeniMax Online Studios, but was instead found by plotting the known gold values and analyzing the results, which were two linear progressions intercepting between the levels 15 and 16.
From there, the slopes and Y-intercepts of the two lines were calculated. The CON_APPROPRIATE or "Standard" difficulty is the baseline for all the other gold values; additional known multipliers based on those values were then applied to those results. These are defined numbers based on the difficulty of the quest in the eyes of ZeniMax Online Studios.
See this discussion for more information.
Error[]
Note that some gold values were rounded by default. For example, the gold reward for completing a quest with the difficulty CON_TRIVIAL at level 3 is 18 gold (compared to 73 gold at level 3 for CON_APPROPRIATE), even though 73×0.25 is actually 18.25, not 18.0. As a result of such discrepancies, the slopes calculated from those values are not precisely 8/1 or 4/1, as the template displays, but they are close enough that the intended slopes are still clear. The calculated slopes were approximately 7.916/1 and 3.912/1, respectively.
Some values calculated with the formulas will not line up precisely with known gold values due to these rounding errors. For example, the calculated value for level 4 at CON_TRIVIAL is 20.25 gold, compared to the known value of 21 gold. Naturally, this effect is exacerbated with higher multipliers.
Usage[]
In the following list, the capitalized names were taken from in-game Globals (archive). The parenthesized names were taken from a list provided by ZeniMax Online Studios employee Jessica Folsom on the ESO Forums. While the numbers given in her forum post are XP values which differ slightly from the gold rewards, the gold multipliers are clearly evident from the list of known gold rewards. They are as follows:
- CON_TRIVIAL (Very Easy) = ×0.25
- CON_EASY (Easy) = ×0.5
- CON_APPROPRIATE (Standard) = ×1
- CON_DIFFICULT (Hard) = ×1.25
- CON_IMPOSSIBLE (Very Hard) = ×2
To use the template properly, place one of the following in the "gold reward" variable of {{OnlineQuests}}:
{{ESOGold|Trivial}}
"Trivial" makes:
Lvl 3–15: ((PC×8)+49)×0.25
Lvl 16+: ((PC×4)+105)×0.25
{{ESOGold|Easy}}
"Easy" makes:
Lvl 3–15: ((PC×8)+49)×0.5
Lvl 16+: ((PC×4)+105)×0.5
{{ESOGold|Appropriate}}
"Appropriate" makes:
Lvl 3–15: ((PC×8)+49)×1.0
Lvl 16+: ((PC×4)+105)×1.0
{{ESOGold|Difficult}}
"Difficult" makes:
Lvl 3–15: ((PC×8)+49)×1.25
Lvl 16+: ((PC×4)+105)×1.25
{{ESOGold|Impossible}}
"Impossible" makes:
Lvl 3–15: ((PC×8)+49)×2.0
Lvl 16+: ((PC×4)+105)×2.0
If an incorrect variable is entered (or if none is entered at all), the template will display an error message linking to the documentation page:
Error: no multiplier variable given (help).
Gold values[]
Full credit to the UESP for datamining these values through the uespLog add-on. Users who have purchased ESO Plus should multiply the values in this table ×1.1 for accurate data.
Level | Very Easy | Easy | Standard | Hard | Very Hard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 18 | 36 | 73 | 91 | 146 |
4 | 21 | 42 | 85 | 106 | 170 |
5 | 23 | 46 | 93 | 116 | 186 |
6 | 24 | 49 | 98 | 122 | 196 |
7 | 26 | 53 | 106 | 132 | 212 |
8 | 28 | 57 | 114 | 142 | 228 |
9 | 30 | 61 | 122 | 152 | 244 |
10 | 32 | 65 | 130 | 162 | 260 |
11 | 34 | 69 | 138 | 172 | 276 |
12 | 36 | 73 | 146 | 182 | 292 |
13 | 38 | 76 | 153 | 191 | 306 |
14 | 40 | 80 | 160 | 200 | 320 |
15 | 42 | 84 | 168 | 210 | 336 |
16 | 42 | 84 | 169 | 211 | 338 |
17 | 43 | 86 | 173 | 216 | 346 |
18 | 44 | 88 | 177 | 221 | 354 |
19 | 45 | 90 | 181 | 226 | 362 |
20 | 46 | 92 | 185 | 231 | 370 |
21 | 47 | 94 | 189 | 236 | 378 |
22 | 48 | 96 | 193 | 241 | 386 |
23 | 49 | 98 | 196 | 245 | 392 |
24 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 250 | 400 |
25 | 51 | 102 | 204 | 255 | 408 |
26 | 52 | 104 | 208 | 260 | 416 |
27 | 53 | 106 | 212 | 265 | 424 |
28 | 54 | 108 | 216 | 270 | 432 |
29 | 54 | 109 | 219 | 273 | 438 |
30 | 55 | 111 | 223 | 278 | 446 |
31 | 56 | 113 | 227 | 283 | 454 |
32 | 57 | 115 | 231 | 288 | 462 |
33 | 58 | 117 | 235 | 293 | 470 |
34 | 59 | 119 | 239 | 298 | 478 |
35 | 60 | 121 | 243 | 303 | 486 |
36 | 61 | 123 | 247 | 308 | 494 |
37 | 62 | 125 | 251 | 313 | 502 |
38 | 63 | 127 | 255 | 318 | 510 |
39 | 64 | 129 | 259 | 323 | 518 |
40 | 65 | 131 | 263 | 328 | 526 |
41 | 66 | 133 | 266 | 332 | 532 |
42 | 67 | 135 | 270 | 337 | 540 |
43 | 68 | 137 | 274 | 342 | 548 |
44 | 69 | 139 | 278 | 347 | 556 |
45 | 70 | 141 | 282 | 352 | 564 |
46 | 71 | 143 | 286 | 357 | 572 |
47 | 72 | 145 | 290 | 362 | 580 |
48 | 73 | 147 | 294 | 367 | 588 |
49 | 74 | 149 | 298 | 372 | 596 |
50 | 75 | 151 | 302 | 377 | 604 |
Levels 1–2 are not included in this list because no quests can normally be completed at those levels; by the time the game's tutorial has been completed, one's player character should have already reached level 3.