The eternal question.

Which do you prefer? The numbers based hit point system? Or the bar based Health/Life bar system?

Why?

Personal preference: Hit Points, makes the gameplay much more calculative. Bring on the dmg formulas.

regen health

Health bars for action games where the details are ultimately meaningless, and Hit Points for RPGS where you have to carefully manage supplies and a couple of points can mean a lot.

Don't certain RPGs have a bar system? Like Skyrim of Mass effect.

Edit:Or is that just WRPGs.

I prefer infinitely regenerating health so I will have more health than I will possibly ever need. Also, I am casual.

I don't really play WRPGs, I was referring to JRPGs.

Hearts.

....On a side note is it that most JRPGs use a HP system and WRPGs use a bar system?

In that case no wonder Asian children are better at math. Who would've thought "You took 83 points of dmg!" from Pokemans make me do the math in my head to see if it died or not.

Unintentionally learning......

I usually go with both. I think every game besides FPS that I play I can have both on at the same time.

this unless it's action RPG's, then both seem appropriate.