There are a number of things missing when I try to use this website that would be helpful. (Note: my experience is only with Botany... I think all of this applies to every gather type, but I could be wrong)
1. Initial remainder barEvery item has a specific amount of the 'Remainder' bar that will be filled when you begin gathering an item. For instance, if I am logging in Iron Lake for Mahogany Logs, when I see the Remainder bar initially filled at 60%, I know that the item I will get is going to be a Mahogany Log.
Is the remainder bar affected by any stats? I am not sure, but I don't think it is. I know it's always super tiny if you're weakened, but I'm ignoring that.
2. Chop/Jig targetEvery item has a specific spot on the second part of the minigame to target. For instance, if I am logging in Iron Lake for Mahogany Logs, when I see the Remainder bar initially filled at 60% (see #1), I know that the item is a Mahogany Log and I should chop at 0% of the chop bar in order to get the item.
Is this affected by stats? You might have to be above a certain threshold for items to always appear at the same location.
3. LayoutThis one may be a matter of personal preference, so please ignore this one if you don't agree.
I realize this website was created well before 1.19 when knowing individual harvesting point yields actually mattered, but it doesn't anymore. There is no longer any real reason for the gathering data to be associated with the map. Granted, the map is handy for finding where offhand gathering points are or if you happen to be so low level that you don't have the appropriate mainhand-point finding ability, but aside from that, it's a hassle to go to the map just to the information for a zone that I care about.
In my opinion, each zone/region/area/whatever should have its own web page which list all the yields you could get from any type of gathering in that area. For an example of what I'm talking about, see my Botany spreadsheet:
FFXIV Botany Spreadsheet4. Market WardThe path in the market ward item search to find the item would be nice to have. Some items are difficult to automatically know where to find them. You can also find an example of this in my Botany spreadsheet.
Edited by user Thursday, November 10, 2011 12:59:12 PM(UTC)
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