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The Honor system is severely busted

Lairnaedon·8/27/2017, 10:53:13 AM·3 votes·507 views

I came to the boards to find info on this very subject. It's bizarre to see that our conclusion (Girlfriend and I both have this problem) is pretty much spot on.

Back when the honor system was implemented, we both got a few honor capsules. Then I hit 3, she hit 3 like a day later, and we maybe got one capsule each. Been 4 for a while now and we haven't received a single damn capsule. It's frustrating to think that the more "honorable" you become, the less you are rewarded for it. I've always tried to be friendly, even if I get flamed by other players for some reason. I take the high ground. I stay friendly and supportive to players who know less or are new to the game. I get a lot of honors from other players for it.

So why is this? Why do we get so little reward for good behaviour? Wasn't that the whole idea of the Honor concept to begin with? And also, seeing that player get shards for champs they've already mastered to 7... why do players get rewarded thing they already have. When I buy someone a present for their birthday, I try to get them something they don't already have. Seems pretty basic to me. "It's all random" isn't really applicable here, imho.

I think the community deserves clarity here. And a LOT of polish on the new Honor system. Prehaps even compensation for the months of not getting anything worth their salt.

On a side note. Receiving random key fragments has also gone down. Perhaps this was done because of the capsules, but more often than not, weeks go by without getting a single fragment. And at first we got 2 fragments, yesterday we were blessed with a mere 1 fragment.

We invested money in our account. By now more than you would spend on a regular full priced game. That's ok, we love the game and wouldn't have done so otherwise. We bought the dungeon pass for all the extra quests. Although it still feels like it's all for naught at times. I got very little things I wanted from the orbs.

8 Comments

Sukishoo8/27/2017, 4:43:49 PM2 votes

Back when the honor system was implemented, we both got a few honor capsules. Then I hit 3, she hit 3 like a day later, and we maybe got one capsule each. Been 4 for a while now and we haven't received a single damn capsule.

You can't get capsules before hitting level 3.

I'm level 4, I've never gotten a single capsule, and I don't complain about it at all :)

P Z8/27/2017, 11:38:21 AM1 votes

Those who seem to think having no balls and not fighting a perceived injustice somehow makes you better are actually the worst kind of people anyway.

MLDzXnRRR8/27/2017, 1:48:16 PM1 votes

It is random. I'm honor 5 and haven't seen almost any keys. Why do you cry? The game is free. If you need some skin, buy it.

Crett8/27/2017, 10:58:43 AM1 votes

eh. i can't really complain about free things personally; as someone who rarely spends cash on the game, all the skins (legacy and otherwise) that i have as a result of the honor and loot system are golden treasure to me

MoiMori8/27/2017, 4:21:51 PM1 votes

My boyfriend and I both got a fair amount of key fragments at honor 2, and we also hit honor 3 within a day of each other. In the time we were honor 3 we each received maybe 1-2 more key fragments and he received one honor capsule and I received 2. Then we each got to honor 4 and neither of us have received keys or capsules since so I do believe the higher you go the less reward, but I also think riot still hasn't fully flushed out this whole honor system thing either.

Hellpyre8/27/2017, 4:28:05 PM1 votes

For those who are unaware, there is a monthly cap on the number of fragment drops you can receive. So you'll notice that the frequency cycles between high and low as you approach that cap or hit the reset.

Lairnaedon8/27/2017, 2:28:10 PM1 votes

I'm not complaining about not getting gifts persé. I'm just unsure whether the Honor system is rewarding properly. The system should truly promote good behaviour, but it's just there, not surving its true purpose. You play, get honored and then.... a flare here and there and that's it. Other then the occasional (and completely meaningless flare) it has no effect on what it was meant to do.

Please read about the issue at hand, not just "I'm not getting anything from a free game"

Let's be honest, no game is free. Riot is a billion dollar company because people spend way more money on the game than they think. Which is fine! The game is great for a reason. It's addictive, challenging and infinitely repeatable. The Honor system was introduced to get players to play less toxic, so to have a nicer experience playing the game. So, if and when we do our best and show that we are socially adept, why does this go unrewarded? Play like an asshole and stick to lvl 2 Honor and still get gifts? Or play like a Saint, climb the ranks (in very little time I might add) and get the same...