I haven't slotted the Valkyn helm on my character in a while and I noticed that it looks... darker? Less bright, per se. I checked to make sure that I hadn't changed the colors of the helm at the wardrobe station.
Did ZOS "tone down" the Valkyn helm brightness? If you compare it to, say, the brightness of Hollowjack motif- it appears to be much, much darker.
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