Why do we Nerf Characters?

This is just my opinion which can neither be wrong or right, I’m just trying to understand why people want Agents to be nerfed.

I remember the days when Chamber was the most powerful Agent in the game, so good that the Viper was getting nerfed to the one we consider Broken a couple of months ago. Whenever Agents actually had utility that shaped rounds and gunfights the game was SO much more exciting by and enjoyable to play, rather than the boring game we have now. People are saying #NERF NEON when I believe she should be what Riot aims to have every duelist. The game is boring when Agents are not getting Buffs, but constantly Nerfed. So that’s why I’m asking why almost everyone in the community wants to bring Agents down other than bring other ones up?

It comes down to sustainability of the overall feel of the game. Prime Chamber/Astra were so fucking boring/aids to play against. Adding Neon to the mix of things and its just ass gameplay.

Riot is attempting to keep the game balanced between gunfight and utility. Players mechanical skill, in general, has stayed the same over the course of valorants history. However, their utility usage has grown significantly, meaning to keep the balance, agents need to be nerfed.

Because they can’t counter it or die in horrible ways (getting slide 1 tap by a neon where you basically can’t do anything). People wanted chamber to be nerfed coz it was hard to counter, while neon is as « skillful » as chamber ( if you are bad at neon you won’t be getting any value so it’s not easy value)