Originally posted by Yes, I have a Mic.:

Originally posted by Faceplant8:

At 64 you're already 75% to max. Is the extra 25% really going to make that much difference?

The barrier starts out as having 200 hp and ends as having 700 hp.
How many times would an extra 125 hp have saved you from dying? How many skill points did you lose? How much time was wasted getting them back?

How many times? Likely 0, but the point is that it's only 25% more of a bonus and much less of your total HP when health and armor are taken into account for days of AFKing.