Oculus: [General Gaming

Basic Game Utility / News

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/index.html - The Lodestone. Due for a big renovation soon. ♦
http://arrstatus.com - Server status site.
https://twitter.com/FF_XIV_EN - Official Twitter
http://www.guildm8s.com/Default.aspx?G=8 - FFXIV news timeline (covering many blogs, etc.). ♦

Fan Sites / Other Communities

http://ffxiv.zam.com/ - Long established MMO site with large forum community.
http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv - FFXIV subreddit since 1.x.
http://www.reddit.com/r/FFXIVRECRUITMENT - Subreddit dedicated to LS/FC recruitment.
http://www.bluegartr.com/index.php - An endgame-centric forum originally known for its FFXI community.
http://bluegarter.guildwork.com/forum - The other Blue Gartr forum, also endgame-centric (long story Laugh.)
http://ffxivrealm.com - A new forum for ARR.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com - Biggest role-player forum.
http://xivpads.com - Collects Lodestone data for players to track themselves and other utilities. ♦
(NeoGAF Guildwork sites are found in Community, above.)

Databases / Wikis

http://xivdb.com - An extensive data-minded database, with game-like maps and character wardrobe. ♦
http://www.ffxivinfo.com - Similar database, with more written content.
http://www.ffxivpro.com - General database which also collects player and market data. Successor to FFXIAH.
http://home.comcast.net/~nakomaru/ffmaps - Maps
http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/Main_Page - FFXIV 1.x wiki being readapted for ARR. Successor to FFXIclopedia.
http://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/FF14_Wiki - Brand new wiki for ARR.
http://www.ffxivfate.com - FATE maps.


Guides/Strategy

http://valk.dancing-mad.com - Deep combat system analysis with calculators. ♦
http://eorzeareborn.com - Site with general guides covering duties, crafting, macros, etc. ♦
http://igoumedia.com/finalfantasy14 - Another guide site in the same fashion.
http://www.ffxivguild.com - A third guide site.

Tools

http://betterds3.ciebiera.net - Enables use of a PS3 controller on PC. ♦
http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-XInpu…DS2-Controller - PC Dualshock 3 support, no motioninjoy required (courtesy of Baleoce).
http://ffxiv.game-junkie.net/HUD - HUD simulator for planning customization.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/…ZldoVmc#gid=16 - Google doc used to calculate Discipline of Land attributes using copy and paste on the “summary” sheet (must save doc first).
http://ffxivlogrep.com/summary - Japanese Parser. (English translation on top right corner.) ♦
http://xivmodels.com - Model viewer (Spoilers).

Story and Lore

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1…0X_2SXWp8/edit - Same link found under “The Story So Far…” in the first post.


Video/Music Content

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8u8kLELS40 - YouTube channel of “Mr.Happy”, covering game mechanics, lore, and tips. ♦
http://gamerescape.com/category/aetheryteradio - Gamerescape’s podcast.
http://zantetsuken.net/sequencebreak/sbxiv - Another long running FFXIV podcast.
http://www.xivnation.com/category/xiv-reborn - GameBreaker’s new FFXIV podcast.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…weBrSbJs1PLpqL - Matt Fuss’s piano arrangments of FFXIV music. ♦


Misc.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/…VUjNSNFE#gid=0 - List of “missable” items (including what ring you get for answering the prologue’s question).
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/…any=true&pli=1 - List of shared skills between classes and jobs.
http://dimensionaldeath.com/index.php?page=huntinglogs - Hunting log maps.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/…3QnVqZEE#gid=1 - Shows what types of equipment each discipline of hand makes.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/…zZGFlQlE#gid=0 - List of fishing tackle and their uses.
http://nix80.livejournal.com/22903.html - Blog post covering materia, including maximum enhancement values.
http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen…ad_link_inside - FFXIV Rainmeter skin. Themes the desktop after FFXIV’s UI.