Uh, but sir, minigun, a.k.a. vulcan turret, is much stronger and have much more firepower than revolvers.
He wasn't talking about the guns but about the situation, having 7 guys with revolvers filling you with bullets should only end 1 way... unless you get the drop on them while they're clustered and kill them before they get a chance to retaliate (which still is the very same point, roleplaying)
Why is there so much hate about the roleplaying concept? It really isn't about 4 or 5 guys playing make-believe, its about situations that should work in a given context, and in a Post apocalyptic world, 7 guys with revolvers should down a guy with a minigun, unless the minigun guy is wearing an overly advanced piece of armor (namely a PA) in which case it would be dumb luck if any revolver guy leaves alive, (a BA and a CA work like any current body armor system, and wont stop 7 revolvers from killing you)
just to avoid making another post for it, I also support the idea that melee should have a big advantage over ranged weaponry at melee range, its just logical that a 6 feet tall brute gets in hands range and wrestles your gun out of your puny sniper hands, and then bashes your brain with it, or perhaps does a clothesline from 2 hexes away and drops you on the ground and wrestles you to submission. And its fairly logical too that an eye shoot should very very likely put said brute out of commission, thankfully ranged weaponry should mostly always have several hexes of distance to put those monsters down, and only well thought and well executed guerrilla tactic could prevail against armed opponents if you're using only your hands.
Im willing to put up with the forced PVP mechanics if im given at least a small shot at taking down my attackers on ANY circumstances (for instance with my bare hands which I shouldn't leave home without) unless im outnumbered (Outgunned makes it hard to win but it shouldn't be impossible)
In short, a guy with a minigun should be way more practical and efficient than several unarmed guys, no matter how brutish they are, however a single of those brutes gets the drop on the minigun guy and its over for him, so no more rambo BA LSW players, and lets welcome more tactically styled squad fighting.