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Introduction
Have you ever wondered if all the daily quests are random or if they repeat in the same sequence? I have. We have observed that in at least one situation where quests repeat in game: the Undaunted Pledges. What about the others?
Repeat or do not repeat. That is the question. Based on my experiences chasing down achievements, I believe that they do. Once while running dailies in Wrothgar for several days with a group that was doing them at reset time, the leader mentioned that these dailies did repeat in the same order.
Testing
Over twenty days, I recorded the dailies offered to my main character in the following dailies
- Fighter’s Guild
- Mages’ Guild
- Undaunted Guild
- Clockwork City
- Gold Coast
- Hew’s Bane
- Vvardenfell
- Wrothgar
When the twenty days were over, I collected dailies on my main character and another characters to compare results.
Analysis
Early on while the recording the data, it was clear that patterns were emerging. The quests were repeating in a set order.
The most interesting results were in Wrothgar. I had noticed the delve daily quest giver gave one quest two days in a row, but consistently in the same pattern. Upon further analysis, I discovered that I had not unlocked one of the Wrothgar delves. After completing that delve, this delve replaced on of the duplicate seen previously.
When comparing the quests offered to different characters, I had observed that the quests repeated in the same order but not the on the same day.
Results
Below are the result for each of the dailies recorded.
Capital Cities
Fighters’ Guild
Grahtwood > Malabal Tor > Greenshade > Reaper’s March > Glenumbra > Stormhaven > Rivenspire > Alik’r > Bangkorai > Stonefalls > Deshaan > Shadowfen > Eastmarch > The Rift > Auridon > Repeat
Mages’ Guild
Shadowfen > Stonefalls > Stormhaven > The Rift > Alik’r > Auridon > Bankorai > Deshaan > Eastmarch > Glenumbra > Grahtwood > Greenshade > Malabal Tor > Reaper’s March > Rivenspire > Repeat
Fighters’ and Mages’ Guild: Do you know about the daily quests?
Undaunted Guild
Shadowfen > Greenshade > The Rift > Stormhaven > Bangkorai > Grahwood > Malabal Tor > Glenumbra > Deshaan > Stonefalls > Alik’r, Auridon, Eastmarch, Reaper’s March > Rivenspire > Repeat
Undaunted: Do you know about the daily quests?
Clockwork City
Blackfeather Court
A Matter of Respect > Glitter and Gleam > A Matter of Tributes > Morsels and Pecks > A Matter of Leisure > Nibbles and Bits (Elemental Essences, Supple Root, Ectoplasm)> Nibbles and Bits (Carapaces, Foul Hides, Daedra Hearts)> Repeat
Delves
A Shadow Malfunction > Oiling the Fans > Changing the Filters > Replacing the Commutators > A Shadow Misplaced > Again into the Shadows > Repeat
Resupply
Loose Strands > Sticky > Enchanted Accumulation > A Bitter Pill > Fuel for Fire > A Daily Grind > Repeat
World Bosses
Inciting the Imperfect > A Fine-Feathered Foe > Repeat
Clockwork City: Do you know about the daily and weekly quests?
Gold Coast
Delves
The Common Good > Buried Evil > Repeat
World Bosses
Looming Shadows > Roar of the Crowd > Repeat
Sacraments
Trader’s Cove > Smuggler’s Den > Sewer > Repeat
Dark Brotherhood: Do you know about the daily quests?
Hew’s Bane
Heists
Underground Sepulcher > The Hideaway > Secluded Sewers > Glittering Grotto > Deathhallows > Repeat
World Bosses
Memories of Youth > Thrall Cove > The Sailor’s Pipe > The Lost Pearls > Repeat
Thieves’ Guild: Do you know about the daily quests?
Wrothgar
Delves
Parts of the Whole > Getting a Bellyfull > Free Spirits > Skin Trade > Skin Trade / Fire In the Hold > Breakfast of the Bizzare > Repeat
World Bosses
Nature’s Bounty > Heresy of Ignorance > Snow and Steam > Reeking of Foul Play > Meat for the Masses > Scholarly Salvage > Repeat
Wrothgar: Do you know about the daily quests?
Vvardenfell
Delves
Unsettled Syndicate > Daedric Disruptions > Planting Misinformation > Kwarma Conundrum > Tribal Troubles > Tax Deduction > Repeat
Hunt
Tarra-Suj > Writhing Sveeth, Mother Jagged-Claw > Ash-Eater > Old Stomper > King Raxor-Tusk > Great Zexxin > Repeat
Relics
Assarnatamat > Maelkashishi > Ashurnabitashpi > Ebernanit > Dushariran > Ashalmawia > Yasammidan > Repeat
World Bosses
Culling the Swarm > Oxen Free > A Creeping Hunger > The Anxious Apprentice > Siren’s Song > Salothan’s Curse > Repeat
Vvardenfell: Do you know about the daily and weekly quests?
Summary
Below is a summary of the results
- Dailies did repeat
- Not the same quest for every character or player on a given day
- Repeating “placeholder” dailies replaced delves not yet unlocked.
Applications
There are a few applications of this knowledge. If you don’t have more than one account to “park” dailies on, you can place the dailies schedules for your character(s) on a digital calendar to see when they will be available next. This can be useful to set reminders or plan future streaming sessions.
Related
- ESOTU Clockwork City: Do you know about the daily and weekly quests?
- ESOTU Guild Dailies
- ESOTU Dark Brotherhood: Do you know about the daily quests?
- ESOTU Thieves’ Guild: Do you know about the daily quests?
- ESOTU Wrothgar: Do you know about the daily quests?
- ESOTU Vvardenfell: Do you know about the daily and weekly quests?