Idea for the Honor System

rabidworm·Jul 19, 2014·1 votes·857 views

Simple idea really: Total honor divided by 10 is permanently added to your IP gains at the end of every match.

In example, I have played ~2500 total games (assuming I have near 1-to-1 win/loss rate in normals). Over that time I have earned 65 Friendly, 44 Helpful, 364 Teamwork, and 177 Honorable Opponent. 65+44+364+177 = 650 total honor gained over a TON of games. Divided by ten this would 65, meaning after each matchmade non-bot game I would earn an addition 65 IP. I do not think this is too overpowered, as I have played a TON of games.

However, obviously we can tweak the 10% of honor if it gets out of hand (i.e. every person is getting 9 honor per game) and put it to any percentage rito wants. I am just looking for general feedback here, what do you guys think about this as a way to make the honor system actually do something?

-Rabidworm :3

6 Comments

Lewd NeekoJul 19, 20142 votes

Interesting idea, though it you could easily increase your total honor if you play with friends and have them honor you after every game.

rabidwormJul 20, 20141 votes

Thats why we (rito) would just need to monitor it. If it got out of hand, lower percentage of total, or if it was being abused by a small number of people then put in some sort of system to prevent that. The thing is that even if you had your 4 teammates give you honor every single game, they are still only giving you 4 per game every 30-45 minutes. So you would be getting one additional IP per game every 90-120 minutes, which to have that many people available to just sit there and do that for each other for a long time won't happen TOO often, though it will happen.

MrWafflerJul 19, 20141 votes

I really enjoy this idea. It gives some perks to people who play the game for a long time, and it isn't a broken system either. Honor is given for certain behaviors, and I doubt adding this would entice people to honor other people. It will make them beg for honor if anything, and no one would give people honor if they beg for it.

Hyrum GraffJul 19, 20141 votes

It will make them beg for honor if anything, and no one would give people honor if they beg for it.

I'm not sure I agree with this. I envision people refusing to honor each other unless the other person says they will honor back - trading honor, as it were - regardless of how those players acted in game. I think this will happen if you attach any kind of in-game reward to honor.

I think that honor should be something that players want because people with the honor crest are respected and looked up to, not to get some external reward.

MaknBacnPancakesJul 20, 20141 votes

I'm all for changes and updates to the honor system

Not a bad idea.. How about just 3 additional LP per honor obtained?

rabidwormJul 20, 20141 votes

This might need to be scaled though. for example, some earning 15-20 LP per win this would work great. someone earning 3-5 LP per game should only be getting a 1 LP buff per honor it could mis-scale their MMR stuff.