It slows the game down alot and it forces people to be more careful. I feel like you need to be more strategic in order to not die.
Ahh tbf health used to be 240 in older games, throw punishment definitely meant alot more back then as a single HiC throw would literally mean the end of the match/round.
I always prefered much longer Health Bars. Perhaps its time to see what the grass is like on the other side.