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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.