Quote Originally Posted by ShadowCadja View Post
How is the parser against ToS when the only thing it does is read the logs? (Basically just a "lookup" as you stated for XIVPads/Lodestone, interested in knowing this, not flaming)
XIVpads is as I said lodestone lookups, however a parser can be made to do anything, you want it to flash up information for example when ifrit will use a tp move it can easily (for a programmer) be modified to do that.

XIVpads also isnt technically 3rd party software, it is just a script that issues lodestone lookups whereas a parser is 3rd party software that interfaces with the game, and does give information that can give you an advantage, for example you can see which weaponskill/combo does the most damage and just use that weaponskill/combo over the fight which someone without the parser doesnt know unless they work it out damage per 1000 tp. XIVpads however offers no information like this.