L.C.E.C. on 03 May 2009
Well, I liked Halo 1's idea of both: Health bars and a shield. It was great. But then they changed it in Halo 2 & 3 and that had only regeneration. It can also work in reverse, like Red Steel, but that isn't as good, and isn't explained either.
In halo 2, on some maps, people would snipe each other from across the map. after about 30 minutes to an hour of shot-then-duck, one of them would get sick of it, and leave... >>BAM!<< Dead.
Still, it's just idiotic to get shot in the shoulder, and be on the edge of death, and then sit for 5 seconds and be back at 100%, with no explanation whatsoever.
