Missing spell effects

Hello! The basic problem I am encountering is that no spell effects are displaying for my summons, or from the summons of other SMN or SCH in parties I join. I've attempted to change settings, but I'm unable to get them to properly display. I suspect there might be some other spell effects I can't see, as I only recently noticed I was missing effects. Updating my video card drivers did not solve the issue. Apologies if this belongs in Technical Support, I wasn't entirely sure if this qualifies as a bug or a technical issue.

Time: 03:20PM EST (ongoing)
Frequency: Always
World name: Balmung
Character name: Popotsu Tsupo
NPC name: -
Monster name: -
Class/Level: Summoner 50
Party or solo: Both
In-game time: -
Area and coordinates: -
Steps:
1. Summons animate normally, but effects from initial summoning, pet skills, and Enkindle signature spells do not appear whatsoever.
2. I can still play the game normally, but the missing effects are impacting my user experience.

Connection Specs
- Type of internet connection/provider: Verizon FIOS
- Modem maker/model number: Actiontec

PC Specs
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Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Free Disk Space: 82.0 GB

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Browser Information
- Name and version of the browser currently in-use: Google Chrome

We appreciate you taking the time to report this error to us. However, there are still some details that we need to collect from you before we are able to investigate this properly. If you could please provide the following information, we will make sure that your report is looked into so we can try to resolve it.
*What are your graphical presets?
*Have you changed any of the visual effects settings under Character Configuration?

Ah, my apologies! It appears this problem was a lot more basic than I realized. I solved the issue by restoring all settings in Character Configuration to default. Thank you for the assistance and sorry for the trouble!