New meta

I haven’t played Val since master Madrid
Can someone explain how viper isn’t as popular and how gecko is gaining power in the meta

Viper big nerfs (1 snakebite, fuel duration, etc)
Gekko always been good, had high winrates, more teams are adapting him into their comps and hes only been getting stronger while more oppressive agents have been nerfed

skye nerf made gekko a way better choice
viper is still very popular but probably won't be as much after the patch rolls out