Is an official database too much to ask for?

[AliceKaye]

I seem to be using YG/ZAM/Mooglebox AND the Lodestone to try and figure stuff out and even then at times I'm still confused.

I'd like Mooglebox if it actually had information regarding the stats on said items, but so far as I can see, it doesn't so it pretty much negates its purpose for me.

I think at this stage of the game, if the recipes are not going to be presented in game until we learn them, then we should have some kind of Official Database with a look-up feature and detailed information regarding stats. I'm truly a bit tired of having to scour four different sites to try and figure out what it takes to make one item and whether or not that item is useful to me or not.

Oh and one more crafting qualm I have is that the other day I decided I wanted to make a Copper Needle or some such and its listed as a level 1 skill. Easy right? No, apparently not. It requires a rank 30 item to make it. I feel like this should then make it a rank 30 item to create. This crafting system, while I actually like to craft using it, is not very intuitive...

[Vaer]

I seem to be using YG/ZAM/Mooglebox AND the Lodestone to try and figure stuff out and even then at times I'm still confused.

I'd like Mooglebox if it actually had information regarding the stats on said items, but so far as I can see, it doesn't so it pretty much negates its purpose for me.

I think at this stage of the game, if the recipes are not going to be presented in game until we learn them, then we should have some kind of Official Database with a look-up feature and detailed information regarding stats. I'm truly a bit tired of having to scour four different sites to try and figure out what it takes to make one item and whether or not that item is useful to me or not.

Oh and one more crafting qualm I have is that the other day I decided I wanted to make a Copper Needle or some such and its listed as a level 1 skill. Easy right? No, apparently not. It requires a rank 30 item to make it. I feel like this should then make it a rank 30 item to create. This crafting system, while I actually like to craft using it, is not very intuitive...

They should just update their recipe search to show the stats of all the items, that would suffice for now.

Also, if you mean the whetstone, it can be bought rather cheaply from NPC(s).

I pretty much just bookmark this and CTRL+F both pages to look for something.

[Answa]

Gathering Spreadsheet <- click

Equipment/ Recipe Database <- click

Why would SE do this when they can get their fans to do it for them?

Great links! But I use this for gathering.

As for OP: having played FF MMOs for... a lot of years, it's clear they want us to experience fun from finding this stuff on our own. With which I agree/disagree all at once. Sometimes it really is too frustrating.

A hint, though: Could've saved yourself hours of searching if you'd just looked at the Market Wards first and compared there. Unless you also wished to compare with NM drops (though I'm not sure DoL and DoH have gear dropped from NMs, I honestly haven't looked).

[VydarrTyr]

I'd like Mooglebox if it actually had information regarding the stats on said items, but so far as I can see, it doesn't so it pretty much negates its purpose for me.

I'm confused. If you open Mooglebox, click on (for example) "Body" under "Armor," it will list all the body armor. And under the "Def" column, it lists the item's defense. And under the "Abilities" column, it lists the stats on said items (for example, +2 Dex, +10 Gathering, etc.).

Or you can do a search for individual items, and it shows all that info.

Are you talking about some other stats?

[ispano]

http://disciplesoftheland.com/Items.aspx?query=

Has all the new items, not recipes, but you can see class requirements and the like at least.

[Mishakai]

I love all the links, but really, the recipes should all be available in game. This is 2011, not 2001.

[Betelgeuzah]

if 11 was your only mmo just know its standard now a day for a server to be only down for 20-30 minutes for hot fixes.

Its also standard for servers to go down every week for hours at time to perform maintenance.

I dont mind more information being shown ingame but lets not act like other MMOs dont let third parties handle wikis and such.

[darkstarpoet1]

Recipes levels are now the level of the item being made.

this is incorrect. the level of the synth is not the same as the level of the item being made. it may be in some cases, but it is not for all. just think about it we have r51-r60 synths and there is no r51-r60 equipment so that cannot be true.

[Rentahamster]

This is a new site that is up to date.

http://www.ffxiv-db.com/

[Answa]

I love all the links, but really, the recipes should all be available in game. This is 2011, not 2001.

Yoshi said he'll do them.

Release of an item notebook after version 2.0 to log all recipes and crafted items for consolidated, easy
viewing.

Source.