Crazy idea to replace obnoxious health bars (expensive and unrealistic)

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Full disclaimer, I think health bars are one of the worst parts of this game. They're ugly, obtrusive and consume a huge amount of the screen real estate of the game.

But they're a necessary evil. Health information needs to be conveyed in as clear and simple way as possible to ensure a non-frustrating gameplay experience in a pvp game.

Here's my idea for a long term and OPTIONAL alternative to the giant red and green rectangles:

Champions would have progressing "injured" animations and clicking on the champion would show their current HP above their head as a number (white when above 50%, yellow above 25% and red below 25%).

An example of an injury animation would be the champion hugging themselves with one arm. As they get lower they hug themselves with 2 arms. And when below 25% they would have the preceding two and also have a limping walk animation.

Obviously this example injury animation is a bit simplistic and could be better and more clear. It also couldn't be used for every champion in the game as some champions aren't even humanoids. A decent amount of creativity would need to be applied to come up with satisfying animations for the over 130 champions in the game. That wouldn't be a trivial task and I have no illusions that it would be.

Again, I recognize the expenses a change like this entails. But I think it would be a valuable addition to the game moving forward in the long term, making it even more esport friendly and enjoyable to watch and play.

Do you have a better idea than injury animations to create a better alternative to health bars? Let me and others no in a comment below!