Parry is what makes LK rise above the tier of classes. No matter what job, it really is hard to battle a LK with high vit + parry as his defense. I doubt that they'll return the usage of Parry for Freyr's Blade.
I main the Sniper class, and I REALLY disagree with this.
If we nerf the shields for snipers, it's like we're pushing the class to be as identical as a Gunslinger. -1