[LE] What Does Base Cost in MGEF Govern?

[Shadeybladey]

Specifically in these Alchemy MGEF files, the "Base Costs" are:

3.000   AlchDamageHealth
12.00   AlchDamageHealthDuration
There is no AlchDamageHealthRate effect
0.400  AlchDamageHealthRavage

2.200  AlchDamageMagicka
10.00   AlchDamageMagickaDuration
0.500  AlchDamageMagickaRate
1.000   AlchDamageMagickaRavage

1.800  AlchDamageStamina
1.800  AlchDamageStaminaDuration
0.300  AlchDamageStaminaRate
1.600  AlchDamageStaminaRavage

Are they used only to calculate the gold cost of the final potion?

Why are the values so different?

 

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