Whether intentionally or accidentally, the Valkia Envoy had set his game mode to Public, which displayed his point of view on the screen above the game pod, and right from the start, his performance garnered a considerable amount of attention.
Not only were his flying skills in the initial stages of the game incredible, but he also didn't suffer from the verticality issues that most humans did, where they always wanted to be upright, even when it was far less effective than fighting in another orientation.
The virtual reality pod simulated gravity, and being inverted was disconcerting to most humans, so they would try to turn around in the air to fight enemies approaching from above and behind, whereas the Valkia remained horizontal and simply barrel rolled to get to the closest enemies, which was much faster.