I find it very obstructive to have 'Action Icon', 'Recovery Bar' over PCs' head right in the middle of combat.
Apart from that, it's ugly to look at, being that it takes away from the stunning game visuals.
As has been requested by many backers in different threads, it would be an easy task to pass that info down onto the character portrait. PCs should have *nothing* above their heads, that is why the UI is there.
Please, do that.