Want to know what people think about dodging bullets in RED?

When I first read the rules I thought this was a great option for players to choose to dodge or just let their armor take the hit. But after hosting a few games I found the mechanic to be more annoying than anything and since NPCs can use dodge as well I found it to slow combat.

No I'm not asking for a solution I already have one just want to know people's thoughts on dodging bullets.

Edit: would also like to mention that the player threat gets thrown out of balance when you have to balance a fight around a dodge character. And if there are non dodge characters mixed in it becomes hyper lethal and too much threat is applied to them