Hello,
I've seen very little topics here about resting system and what I did saw, showed very different opinions on it.
I find systems like Neverwinter Nights where you just crouch (!?) and get up to be fully rested and ready to fight.
Dark Souls method to rest only in fixed places make me remember all the old console games where you could only refresh yourself and save at specific points, which I find terrible at best But for some reason a lot of people actually like it.
The system in Baldurs Gate gave us the option to rest when characters were tired, but often it was impossible (without mods) to rest anywhere. Sometimes it was technically possible, but no the smartest of ideas. Quite often at 10 attempts to rest I was ambushed 8 times. Sleeping on the streets in cities was usually interrupted by city guards. And inns, with their many options were a nice touch, because I often preffered the more expensive room type even If I didn't need it, just because I liked my characters (same with wine and other drinks ).
I tried to collect different viewpoints on this matter in the pool. I'd really like to know what people like the most.