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Sadly the item database on the control panel doesn't display their effects. However, two item ID's have been found for a red valkyria helmet. Would it be possible that the folder in which you have installed fRO has other server files (data folders included) in it? This could be a cause for different item descriptions.

Ifrit rings also provides Lex Aetherna and that's been used by quite some players in the past too, it can be countered with the previously mentioned OLs (at least you won't die alone), full reduction gears or absorb spheres and run a little so they'll TSS to stop you and thus removing the lex.

Still stuck on the European client, but yea, hi, I play too. Shen if I want to win, something else if I want to have fun.

Hi, WoT incoming. The ranged strip is as far as most other classes are able to perform it (swords & spears are 2 tiles), no advantage there. Anyway, Snipers have been a hard to play class in the beginning, when you had to switch all of your gears all the time to survive thanas, asuras, tss spams and magic, oh you have to attack in between. Back in the 2-handed days that meant you had to hotkey everything and you wouldn't have enough hotkeys (I never had enough), so dragging items from time-to-time or using consumables the clicky way too. It was all possible to do that, though it required a decent amount of effort, yet the old system made it doable and balanced the way it was back then. Now that it's made easier to play snipers, more people are playing them. Good, that totally was the intention of all the changes done in the past. There is somewhat class balance, but yea I know about the ninjas, mage classes and the like, don't bring that up, it's not the discussion point. People have looked beyond Assassin Cross', Champion & Swordsman classes and the ranged are gaining some popularity. It may appear that Snipers are overkill, but Juan already mentioned that we are almost completely shut down by 1 skill (pneuma, there's an accessory card for it too btw, you know that right?) and RSX armors totally make our charge arrow/phantasmic arrow/skid traps useless. Bringing up other traps is also a joke, after the change that somehow disabled ranged stripping, traps also got messed up, pushing them around with immaterial only and trap health of a stunningly 2.5k-3.5k health (1 Magnum Break destroys them). Thus Snipers needed a new way to defend themselves and 1-Handed bows were created. Shockingly, they survive all of the previous 1-hit skills and now it is also the other classes that have to swap items more and more to be able to counter this 'overpowered' class. Are Snipers overpowered? Perhaps, I'm not the one to decide on that, but people wanted competitive game play and you've got what you wanted. Snipers are very easy to counter and most of the people only use half of their real arsenal of skills, not because they're useless, but because the leetpewpewmeter isn't spiking when using those skills. Utility and using the right tools also is a component of any battle strategy, being afraid or too proud to use any means necessary isn't the fault of your enemy who does use it all, but your own, there's no pride in fighting/killing even if it's 'just a game'. Back to my first point, things have changed, the source is different now, the whole ranged stripping is gone (my personal old play style), coma chances are nerfed to the ground (uh yea, that I abused too), without stripping the SK card has lost it's use for snipers in general too (again, guilty) and because of the survivability of most classes, people can use GTBs are their default shield card which renders other magic skills, ie dispel & agi down, useless (what can I say, I had 6 status bows?). This whole play style is GONE, it was defensive and semi-focused on handicapping your enemy to overcome the difference in strength and survivability. Trap whoring, also became pretty much useless, not only that, most other traps besides the skid & ankle snares were basically useless anyway (except the always sexy mana drain stacking against full asura champs :3). The damage is laughable and it's utility is gone with the immunity to almost every status alignment, our falcon is merely eye candy, because admit, it's damage is even worse than a wizard poking a def stacked paladin. Clue of this story? Stop looking back, comparing with the past, we live now, today and tomorrow (if you don't die that is). People always overcome hardships by adapting to new systems, not by crying till you get what you want (this ain't blizzard ya know). RO was and always will & should be a game that's focussed around teams and will never obtain true balance on any high rate server either. Making Soarings 2-Handed and adding reductions stats to it is semi-acceptable, but don't cry when snipers will go full reducts again (because that will be possible again). At some point, other people's care cup will also be empty, because they moved on. Snipers are fine the way they are and the soaring is fine the way it is. If the old system would be fixed (ranged stripping, traps becoming useful, falcon becoming useful yadayada etcetc) then I could agree on making snipers more vulnerable again(2-Handed bows instead of 1-Handed), as they'd have a clear advantage against the rest. For now, just abuse your assassin cross cards, pneuma, RSX, reducts and play together. Think out of the box and you're solution will be right in front of you. The current play style is damaging and purely offensive, use & abuse it and don't be ashamed to brings friends. I respect all your views & opinions, I did not intend to personally attack anyone, so please don't have grudges, misplaced feelings or whatever negative emotion you have in mind.