Originally Posted by doctor_kaz 
I fully agree with this. You're just going to reload the game anyways.
Yep, me too. If one of my NPCs dies during a battle, I'm just going to reload on the spot — end of story.
With the unconcious system, I play on
and I have the (temporary) consequences of being a man down for the battle. I actually find it more exciting to finish the battle with one man standing (knowing everyone will get up in a minute, of course) than always reloading on the spot.