Showing shields on health bars as white health?

[RichardButte]

EDIT: I mean BLUE health, or any color that differentiates the HP as a shield and not HP.

Just wondering why XIV has never done this.

Being able to see shields on HP bars has been extremely useful in other MMOs. As it stands right now, two players may look like they have equal HP by their HP bars, but one may in fact have a huge shield protecting them at that point in time.

It'd also be nice if shield HP pulsed or blinked before expiring, letting healers know that this shield is about to fade, leaving a player more vulnerable.