[maximus_asinus]

I was thinking maybe you could change the style of the GUI. It doesn't fit the style of the server at all. How about a Electrocardiogram (I think this is what its called, detects heart beat and whatnot). Would display BPM (beats per minute), etc. When you're walking around you'll have a relatively normal rate, but when baddies are feeding on you, you're BPM will steadily increase until you enter Cardiac arrest (this would be when you die). Maybe have a visual queue on the screen, like hearing your heart beat pick up, and/or blurred vision/redness.

Adding onto that idea would be the ability to take drugs that would control your heart beat. If I'm about to enter Cardiac arrest, I would pop a few pills to calm myself down (this would be similar to me using a medkit when I have low health). Maybe add a few bonuses for having a faster beat and ways to manually increase BPM (taking a shot of adrenaline for instance). Being near death would give you a stronger attack, or increase your speed, because when your life is threatened, you'll fight to live. The downside to this obviously is either ODing (killing yourself) or being eaten with an already increased heart rate.