[SR3]What was the idea behind melee fighting in SR3 Options

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Ok, I'll describe what I consider beeing the problem.

M. Mike Tyson is an un-cybered boxer. He faces Bloodwing, an elf ranged-assassin, with extrem wired-reflexs. Bloodwing doesn't know melee combat.


Bloodwing dosn't turn on his reflexes, and Tyson knocks him out in something like 10 secs.

But, a day later, Bloodwing comes for revenge, turning reflexes on! And suddenly, Tyson doesn't blow him twice a round, but 4 or 5 times! Out in 3 secs.




Ok so here we go with my question: Why did FASA write melee combat this way (in a melee attack the more successes in the contest hits the other one)?

Was it in order to mak "tank builds" viable and wired reflexes not a must have?

Was the rule not well tought?

Something else?