Started playing the game yesterday and I must say that the game doesnt seem to have the same kind of tutorial based introduction which
can be found in many other mmo's. It has in-game tomes but that seems to be it.
 
Can anyone recommend a good site(s) for the game (for example a site like elitist jerk for wow)? Also does the game actually have an official forum (didnt manage to find one)? 
 
Would like to read a bit more stuff  about the class that i chose (pugilist) and generally more about the game.
 
Any info is greatly appriciated:).

Try:
ffxivcore.com (curse site)
there is also ffxivyg.com (yellow gremlin site)
the official forums are at the lodestonefinalfantasyxiv.com
 
Have fun! 

 http://ffxiv.zam.com/