I like health bars. I don't think they are affecting game balance in significant way though.
If pure ASCII mode is to be brought to health bar functionality, we can simply add more wound statuses (10% hp, 20 %hp with the corresponding descriptions ("barely functioning", "on the verge of collapsing" etc.). I also don't have anything against checking wound status from distance with 'l'ook command, because I, for once, simply can't be bothered to do this. Health bars do it for me - fine, no health bars - still fine (I mostly play on the server anyway).
EDIT: forgot to add.
Please, please leave herb bushes as they are in tile mode and remove Herbalism check on status identification in ASCII mode. Automatic id, increased chance of not reducing the status and getting non-cursed herbs is more than enough.
In fact, make the game inform the player about herb bush status change after picking in both modes. Currently you have to step to the side and return back to check it (even 'a'pplying Herbalism will tell you just "You already know everything about this bush" which is damn annoying).
Last edited by _Ln_; 12-24-2013 at 01:49 PM.
I like my women like my ADOM loot - hunted as treasure and in extra quantity.