It's official Parsers are illegal in FFXIV

[Demetirus]

I'm not sure how "we have identified several parties that used illegitimate practices" and "only two parties have legitimately completed “The Second Coil of Bahamut - Turn 3”" translates into anything having to do with parsing. If the groups were parsing turn 3 then wouldn't they have been parsing turn 1 and 2, and how was that not a violation or "illegitimate completion of.."?

From the official post:

Although we will continue to monitor game data to ensure that similar illegitimate practices are not being used, we would like to remind players that using third-party programs, parsers, or other tools to conduct actions players would not normally be able to do in the game is a violation of the Terms of Service, and will be dealt with strict disciplinary action.

Bold is mine. Hope that helps! ^^