It feels to me as if the combat style suits people who grew up on Quake, UT "arena shooter" type games better than those that are more used to CS and other more tactical shooting games... certainly when you encounter another squad up close it comes down to being aggressive, making the most of the movement abilities and the environment and placing your shots... the PUBG-esque crawling along walls and trying to take up positions etc. often just sees you completely trampled before you even know what's happening...
Could be, I definitely get the same sort of vibe from Apex as I used to get years ago from playing Unreal Tournament