ESO Golden Pursuits Guide

by · October 25, 2024

Welcome to the ESO Golden Pursuits Guide where we will go over the new system and what rewards you can expect from it. ESO Golden Pursuits is a completely new campaign system which will introduce limited-time activities for you to complete and earn collectibles, similarly to Endeavors.

Table of Contents:

What are Golden Pursuits
How Golden Pursuits work
Golden Pursuit Rewards

Activity Rewards
Milestone Rewards
Final Capstone Rewards

Golden Pursuit Campaign Examples
Frequently Asked Questions

What are ESO Golden Pursuits?

ESO Golden Pursuits are limited-time campaigns which reward you with collectibles like Crown Crates, Costumes, Pets, Mounts, Currencies, Meals and much more. Golden Pursuits was created to get players involved in different parts of the game and add topical activities to events and more. The themes might be centered around PvP, Housing, Dungeons, exploring Tamriel or whichever topics the developers feel like highlighting to the player base.

All Golden Pursuits have been designed so you are able to complete them within the limited time-frame of the campaign. They might have long breaks between the campaigns, but when they are active you will always see it in the Announcement panel and the Activity Finder.

Simply put: you can think of ESO Golden Pursuits as Endeavors++

The activities, rewards and durations will vary depending on the Campaign. This means you might get extra rewards like Undaunted Keys for completing 1 dungeon or riding speed upgrades from completing 1 Battleground.

Zenimax has mentioned that they have gathered data from player feedback and reviewed how other similar systems have performed to make Golden Pursuits exciting and rewarding for the players.

How Golden Pursuits in ESO work

Golden Pursuits active in the group and activity finder

Where are Golden Pursuits

There will be a new category under the current Group & Activity Finder called “Golden Pursuits”. The text and the icon will glow golden when the System is active. Currently there is no mention of any requirements for Golden Pursuits, like an ESO plus subscription or a purchase and seems like everyone will have access to the new system.

Golden Pursuits are time-limited

You will have a limited time to complete the activities and earn their rewards. The campaigns might last 7 or 14 days. Unlike Endeavors, you can complete all available activities. The order you complete the activities does not matter. With Daily Endeavors you have a choice of 6 activities but can only complete 3, but with Golden Pursuits you have a choice of 12-13 activities and can complete all of them, as long as it is done within the time limit.

How to track activity progress

You can pin one activity by clicking the pin icon on its left side. You can only pin one activity at a time adding it under the quest tracker on the top right corner making it easier to track your progress. You can track or untrack an activity at any time.

ESO Golden Pursuits pinned in the UI

Claiming Golden Pursuit Rewards

Once you have completed activities that have rewards, there will be a popup on your screen saying “You’ve earned a Golden Pursuit Reward!” with “F” being the “Claim Reward” button by default on PC. You can claim all available rewards by pressing “T”.

Claiming ESO Golden Pursuit rewards

Golden Pursuit Rewards

Examples of Rewards

The ESO Golden Pursuits will include rewards such as Crown Crates, Costumes, Pets, Mounts, Currencies, Meals and much more. It looks like the rewards will be Crown Store items that have been available at some point in the past. We expect the rewards to be themed to the active campaign. On the Public Test Server we saw a New Moon, Ayleid and scalecaller Crown Crates and their rewards. The Crown Crates were not preview crates, but the real deal instead.

You can earn rewards in three different ways; completing individual activities and milestones in addition to getting the final capstone reward. Read below what rewards we can expect:

Activity Rewards

Individual Golden Pursuit Activities will have rewards that you can claim as soon as you have completed them. Examples activities and their rewards:

Complete 1 Battleground: 1 x Ayleid Crown Crate
Complete 5 Quests: 3 x Crown Lesson: Riding Speed
Kill 70 Foes in Dungeons: 2 x Undaunted Keys

Milestone Rewards

Golden Pursuit Milestone Rewards will require you to complete several individual activities before you can claim them. Examples of Milestone Rewards:

2/8 Activities completed: 3 x Ayleid Crown Crates
4/8 Activities completed: 3 x Transmutation Geodes (25 Transmutes)
3/10 Activities completed: New Moon Senche Cub pet
6/10 Activities completed: 5 x Scalecaller Crown Crates
9/10 Activities completed: 60,000 Gold
3/12 Activities completed: New Moon Pony pet
6/12 Activities completed: 5 x New Moon Crown Crates
9/12 Activities completed: 50,000 Gold

Final Capstone Rewards

Golden Pursuit Capstone Rewards are claimable once the required amount activities are completed and the bar will be full showing 8/8 or 12/12 etc. Example Capstone rewards:

8/8 Activities completed: Shor’s Fox mount
10/10 Activities completed: Traveling Merchant Costume
12/12 Activities completed: New Moon Dragon Cult Garb Costume

Golden Pursuit Campaign Examples

Example Campaigns from the Test Server

During the PTS (Public Test Server) Testing phase there were three Campaigns with varying activities. Here we will show all the activities and their rewards to give an idea of what you can expect from the system.

Golden Pursuit milestone, capstone and individual activity and reward examples from the Public Test Server

Venture Forth Golden Pursuits

2/8 Activities completed: 3 x Ayleid Crown Crates
4/8 Activities completed: 3 x Transmutation Geodes (25 Transmutes)
8/8 Activities completed: Shor’s Fox mount
Complete 1 Battleground: 1 x Ayleid Crown Crate
Complete 5 Quests: 3 x Crown Lesson: Riding Speed
Kill 70 Foes in Dungeons: 2 x Undaunted Keys

Hero’s Odyssey Golden Pursuits test 1

3/12 Activities completed: New Moon Pony pet
6/12 Activities completed: 5 x New Moon Crown Crates
9/12 Activities completed: 50,000 Gold
12/12 Activities completed: New Moon Dragon Cult Garb Costume
No individual Activity Rewards

Hero’s Odyssey Golden Pursuits test 2

3/10 Activities completed: New Moon Senche Cub pet
6/10 Activities completed: 5 x Scalecaller Crown Crates
9/10 Activities completed: 60,000 Gold
10/10 Activities completed: Traveling Merchant Costume
No individual Activity Rewards

Collectibles previous appearances:

Shor’s Fox mount has previously been in the “Hare and Fox Bundle” in the Crown Store for 2,000 Crowns in 2024.
New Moon Dragon Cult Garb costume has previously been available in the Crown store for 1,200 Crowns (900 Crowns for ESO Plus Members) in 2019.
Traveling Merchant costume has previously been available in the Crown store for 1,000 Crowns (800 Crowns for ESO Plus Members) and in Sunken Trove Crates for 100 Gems in 2019, 20214 and 2023.
New Moon Pony pet has previously been available in the Crown store for 1,000 Crowns and in New Moon Crown Crates for 16 Gems in 2019.
New Moon Senche Cub pet has previously been available in the Crown store for 1,000 Crowns and in New Moon Crown Crates for 16 Gems in 2019.

Golden Pursuit Campaigns and their Activity examples

All the Campaigns from the Public Test Server are listed below to show what kind of activities you might expect.

Venture Forth Golden Pursuits

Complete 2 Quests
Complete 5 Quests (3x Crown Lesson: Riding Speed)
Kill 50 Humanoid Foes
Refine Raw Materials 45 Times
Complete 1 Battleground Match (1 x Ayleid Crown Crate)
Deal 100000 Damage in Trials
Use Ultimate Abilities 50 Times
Kill 70 Foes in Dungeons: (2 x Undaunted Keys)
Complete 2 Public Dungeon Group Events
Complete 2 Incursions
Complete 2 stages in the Infinite Archive
Deal 80000 damage to Training Dummies inside a home

Hero’s Odyssey Golden Pursuits test 1

Kill 80 Foes with Class Abilities
Kill 200 Foes with Class Abilities
Sell 30 Items to Merchants
Complete 10 Quests
Steal 15 Items from the environment
Afflict 175 Enemies with Weapon Poisons
Complete 1 Battleground Match
Complete 3 Battleground Matches
Deal 500,000 Damage in Dungeons
Earn 8,000 Points in Battlegrounds
Complete 5 Duels
Harvest 50 Resources from the World
Kill 30 Dangerous Foes

Hero’s Odyssey Golden Pursuits test 2

Kill 80 Foes with Class Abilities
Kill 200 Foes with Class Abilities
Sell 30 Items to Merchants
Complete 10 Quests
Steal 15 Items from the environment
Complete 1 Battleground Match
Complete 3 Battleground Matches
Kill 10 Public Dungeon Bosses
Kill 5 Trial Bosses
Complete 5 Quests in Imperial City
Deal 500,000 Damage in Group Dungeons
Earn 8,000 Award Medals in Battlegrounds
Harvest 50 Resources from the World
Kill 50 Dangerous Foes
Consume 15 Foods

Frequently Asked Questions

Are Golden Pursuits in ESO same as a battlepass?

No, Golden Pursuits are not a battlepass. Golden Pursuits are completely free and do not require any purchases.

Do I need ESO Plus Subscription to do Golden Pursuits?

You do not need a ESO Plus Subscription for Golden Pursuits. There is currently no mention of any requirements for Golden Pursuits, like an ESO plus subscription or a purchase and seems like everyone will have access to the new system.