About FFXIVDB - the Final Fantasy XIV Database
This is a text to let you know a little about FFXIVDB. FFXIVDB is short for Final Fantasy XIV Database and as the name suggests we aim
to be the best database of information for people who play Square Enix's MMO Final Fantasy XIV.
The site was first created as
www.disciplesoftheland.com during the summer of 2010, before the launch of the
game in August that year. A long time ago I created
FinalFishing.com, a site about fishing in Final Fantasy XI. The
purpose of the new site was to provide simular information about FFXIV and give fishers in the game a good source and a place to go. It soon became apparent
that fishing was too limited and information about gathering in general was added to the list. Mining and logging (harvesting) was just as big a part of the game
as fishing was so this was a natural development. Soon it turned out that maps were a great way to display the information and thus the gathering maps were created.
This has by far been the most used feature of the site.
But as time went by more and more information was collected and soon I found that a lot of the users of the site were also in to crafting. It became obvious that I
needed to add as much information about this as well. I collected all the recipes for all the crafting classes and tried to arrange it in a way that made sense making it
possible to easily find a relevant recipe based on your current class and level.
After having added all the recipes the database was more or less filled with data and adding the last items seemed logical. At this point we went from being a site
for dedicated crafters and gatherers to a site that was usable for more or less any player of the game. All items in the game was added to the database and
information like what could be handed in to guilds or grand companies was compiled by the users of the site. Timers were added, lists of best gear, lists of
sweetspots, guides and all the while the forum also grew. At one point we added more than ten members each day.
The popularity of the site let me to one conclusion: The name of the site was no longer descriptive. We were no longer a site for Disciples of the Land only. All
disciples had a use for the site albeit we still offered most for the dedicated gatherer. So I bought
ffxivdb.com as I thought
it was the most descriptive name. I held on to that domain for almost two years before finally getting the site ready for this domain. I wanted to make the site
look new and fresh and I hope this was accomplished.
The game is being relaunched as A Realm Reborn and so is this site. I hope that we will make the featurelist grow in the years to come so that we can be the most
reliable source of information for all things Final Fantasy XIV. I am heavily depending on the users to help gather the information needed and to speak their opinion
and let me know which features should be focused on. I hope you will also help making these decisions. So please go register at the forum where most of the discussion
takes place.
Please also consider
donating to the site as this helps us keeping the servers going.