It’s safe to say I struggled to break out of my tentative shell, but when I did?
Hoo boy, what a thrill.
Neon’s whole schtick is speed.
Inspired by lightning, her Ultimate ability lets her shoot electricity from her fingertips.
But it’s her ability to sprint and slide that separates her from the rest.
Valorant rewards co-ordination and patience.
Needless chat is a distraction.
You are conditioned to take things slowly, methodically.
Many of the game’s Agents fit this tactical mold.
Cut to me playing with a bunch of influencers and people who areverygood at this game.
I’m playing Neon and it’s my first match and somehow I get four kills in quick succession.
My team picks up on this and I revel in having proven myself somewhat to strangers.
Then one of them asks, “Did you get to use any of her abilities?
“, I respond with a “No” and laugh.
Over time, though, I forced myself out of my comfort zone.
Soon I was sprinting out of the gates, gathering info in a flash.
I transformed into a scoop machine.Whoosh"one left pyramid”.
Another time I committed a cardinal sin and left my team to defend the bomb on their lonesome.
Not helpful in the slightest, but it was exhilarating, to say the least.
Right click when you’re sprinting and you’ll perform a quick slide.
you might’t, however, spam this willy nilly.
Play fast and youll be rewarded with fast juice.
Aggression begets aggression, so to speak.
And maintaining momentum is key to playing Neon.
Youre a disruptive force that doesn’t so much as set the pace, but break it.
You get this power trip being faster than everyone else.
Enemies inch around corners; you slide around them.
Enemies trot over to a site; you sprint to it.
If the enemy has a good Neon on their team, then youll fear the cloak.
In fact, youll likely feel quite fidgety.
Thats not to say shes overly fast, as I reckon Riot have struck a nice balance here.
To get the most out of her pace, you’ll need to carefully match it,andmanage it.
Something Ill need plenty of, I think.
