[@LeeRoy]

That's why I made my statement. Honestly I've heard and seen people survive some fucked up shit, but at the same time they can die from the most oddest of things. In my opinion, I don't think realism really matters much in writing because fun should be the focus of every fight. Not realism.  I mean if you look back on history, most shootouts weren't as surreal or amazing as some I've seen written in the arena or in a paperback novel you find on a dime store bookshelf. That's part of why I developed Jacer (bullets casting spells and bruising damage rather than heavy damage) like I did was because I didn't want the player I was fighting thinking every time I shot and hit them, the fight was over. In some instances it's much easier with melee than bullets because of the mentality we have in RL over them. At least that's what I think.