Gibraltar buff are way to much

@DarthValtrex Mostly I just shoot and duck behind cover. Most Gibraltars don't move if they're actively fighting so its easy enough to hit them and dodge. It even helps that their gun shield gives away that they're aiming at you. As a fellow Gibraltar he's the first target I shoot due to how easy he is to outplay. The only time I feel screwed against him is if I'm forced to fight him in an open area or he's stalling with his dome of protection.

Since he's my favorite character I may be biased so I'm honestly asking this. Are people seriously trying to trade shots with him in the open or is he too oppressive in other situations?

Mhh, I think gibby is in a good spot.
He is really strong in fights at the moment but wouldn't say broken.
He is still a defensive legend that is weak in the open.

I may think increasing his shield recharge time would be a nice nerf but currently, I would get gibby main enjoy his time in the meta. 

He has to ADS to get the gunshield out. The person who ADS'es in CQC generally loses, so the gunshield is not much help there.

And at longer range, even with 50% more effective hp, he will most definitely lose to a small frame legend - he will miss way way more of his shots.

I would say gibby is finally almost competitive, but small frame legends still rule. Saying that he's OP is really ridiculous. His only saving grace is still his ultimate. Without that ultimate he would be utterly useless (e.g., if he had bangalore's ultimate instead).

@Koochi-QHipfiring was really hard to get used to after 2k hours of PubG (as my (almost) only FPS in past 2 years), but I simply had to do it to have any chance in CQC in Apex (and I mostly mean the completely-in-your-face situations here, that are very common in Apex). Winning a fight in Apex is all about being as mobile as possible (movement >> aim); ADS comes with a huge cost to mobility, so naturally you can't just ADS your way through any situation and expect to win (that's just how this game is made to be and naturally balance goes around it too).

As for poor extra-fat gibby, you can still melt through his gunshield and 200 hp with a single clip of R99, so it really doesn't matter if he has the shield or not, especially if he's just standing there ADS'ing.

@Koochi-QWell not using hipfire at all in Apex is very highly suboptimal style of play. Obviously the game should never be balanced around suboptimal play, so you just have to find your own tactics and plays against things that may be "OP" in suboptimal those misplayed played situations.

As for hipfire (if you're willing to get better) - just get a feel for the spread in training (and also the different hipfire recoil patterns for each weapon), so that you know the maximum effective distance for it (it's quite short, 10-20m max for most weapons) and just don't do it from further away. At the very least don't ADS, when the enemy is 1 meter away XD - even longbow can hit those shots (the hipfire is extremely random on longbow).

As for R99, it's very hard to use without purple mag now (you really can't miss a single bullet), but it still pays off if you hit the shots. I generally prefer the big-mag heavy weapons nowadays (e.g., prowler+hemlok loadout) - way more forgiving and the dps is still fine (P.S., hipfire with flatline somehow feels weird at first (bullets seem to always "lag" behind and not hit (flatline's bullets are really not slow, so the effect has no explanation)), but it's fine with some practice).

I think gibbys ok, thicc boys are way easier to hit than a pathfinder or wraith... and i have to agree about hip firing, i always HATED IT with a passion but its almost a must in this game. Switched my think(which took a long time) and win way more close range battles. Guns are surprisingly accurate while hip firing at close range!