Hey all, just doing my usual nightly run through the web, and I came across the news that the admin/developer for XIVDB is stepping down. I am not sure about some, but I do know a lot of folks, myself included, used this site for the valuable information that could be found there, especially for my DoH/DoL jobs. I don't know who or what ZAM is that will be taking over, but just posting this for the folks who do use xivdb often.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme..._gaining_full/
edit: And of course, this is the post where I hit my daily limit. Seriously, why didn't they remove that limit too?
XIVDB admin stepping down
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08-03-2018, 12:39 PMKaivaCXIVDB admin stepping down
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08-03-2018, 12:46 PMNixxe
ZAM is a company that owns similar websites for numerous other games, including Wowhead.
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08-04-2018, 07:38 AMVesparI often use Garlond Tools over XIVDB. Its especially useful for tracking leve quests while I was crafting.Quote:
Originally Posted by KaivaC
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08-04-2018, 08:30 AMKaivaCGarlond is another one of those sites I use, especially when I want to find out what glamour NPCs have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vespar
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08-05-2018, 02:01 AMLunalepsy
Ouch. Sad to see such things happen.
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08-05-2018, 02:33 AMAxlStream
ZAM are doing a great job with WoWHead so there is no worries to have. The site will be in good hands.
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08-05-2018, 04:58 AMDeaconMooreWoWhead, the site that sucks bandwidth like no tomorrow with it's sketchy ads providers... yep, no worries there.Quote:
Originally Posted by AxlStream
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08-05-2018, 05:16 AMZephera
WoWHead is great except for the ads, but as long as you run a decent adblocker you don't have to worry.
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08-05-2018, 05:19 AMNixxeImagine living in 2018 and not using uBlock Origin.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeaconMoore
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08-05-2018, 05:21 AMElamysI have an adblocker and all it did was turn the ads into WoW-related stuff as opposed to getting rid of them. IDK if I'm doing something wrong...it takes so long for pages to load on WoWhead with my crappy internet regardless that I hope XIVDB doesn't go the same way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zephera
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08-05-2018, 05:23 AMDeaconMooreAnd risk computer herpes? *shudder* No thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nixxe
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08-05-2018, 05:24 AMZepheraI recommend using something like uBlock Origin. If I recall correctly, AdBlock Plus has some accepted advertiser system these days that lets some through which kind of defeats the purpose of it being an adblocker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elamys
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08-05-2018, 05:46 AMKaivaC
As long as the site itself isn't affected too much ie overwhelming ads and slowing down, I'm willing to keep giving it a shot. I have a pretty strong ad blocker on Chrome.
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08-05-2018, 06:24 AMElamysI'll give that one a try then. What a stupid change for ABP to make. thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Zephera
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08-05-2018, 06:28 AMNixxeABP is what you're doing wrong. It used to be good, but it has been unreliable ever since they started whitelisting, even if you opt out of it. Get uBlock Origin and uBlock Origin Extra.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elamys
Fortunately, computers operate on cause and effect like anything else, not vague superstitions. This makes "computer herpes" quite unlikely if you have any idea at all what you're doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeaconMoore
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08-05-2018, 07:12 AMDeaconMooreIndeed, which is why you should go to wowhead with the understanding that the site is a bomb waiting to go off and if you really want to go deal with that you should suit up in the best bomb disposal suit you can get your hands on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nixxe
Why a sane person would go there even in such a suit knowing the potential pain awaiting them though, I dunno. There are other sources out there to mine that are a lot safer. -
08-05-2018, 07:22 AMZepheraThe site won't do anything bad to you if you have a remotely decent adblocker. If we're using the bomb analogy, it's less like wearing a suit and more like the bomb has been disarmed safely before you even approached it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeaconMoore
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08-05-2018, 07:31 AMDeaconMooreThe fact you even have to say that should tell you something about the site and it's administration...Quote:
Originally Posted by Zephera
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08-05-2018, 07:34 AMZepheraI'm not defending their admin. I'm just saying there's nothing that they can do to hurt you if you have an adblocker. Despite it's admin, it's still one of the best sites for info on WoW and an adblocker neuters the worst part of the site leaving you with all the good features.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeaconMoore
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08-05-2018, 08:11 AMNixxeThe issue with the site is that the ads are broken and sometimes try to infinitely load nonexistent targets, which eats up the resources on your computer (and as far as I know that's not even a problem anymore). It's not giving out viruses, which is the superstitious mumbo jumbo to which I was referring. Again though, uBlock prevents the problem entirely by never giving the ads a chance to load.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeaconMoore
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11-23-2018, 06:10 AMDeMarcy
hi guys im sad to read that - since a month the german version of this site works not correctly so im wondering - maybe you guys know some other database from ff 14 where i can use different languages - i liked xivdb cause you could see which item is for which recept and in which patch you did get it from which monster etc,. im looking for something like that
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11-24-2018, 03:00 AMThamorianhttps://www.garlandtools.org/db/# has a German language setting. Only thing missing from Garland Tools is the comments section of each entry but the layout is much nicer in my opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeMarcy