Where has all the Honor gone?

Artorris·12/15/2014, 1:10:22 AM·24 votes·1,739 views

When I first started playing it seemed like good performance, good sportsmanship = Banner . A Season and a half later it is extremely rare to see the nice animation of Honored. It seems to me we all enjoy having fantastic games where everyone has good synergy, plays are made, enemies are killed, Enemy Nexuses (nexus', Nexuss whatever) are destroyed and we all get that big fat Victory (OH BABY). Now while a good GG is the generally accepted pat on collective backs (not Rekt, EGEL, 2EZ) it seems like the Honor system has fallen into the void. As a Support main, I feel that since I won't be getting Pentas, Killing sprees or even a Triple something that an appreciative ADC or APC could do is hit that Honor button. That being said, while having a neat colored banner at the top Left of my Champ picture during a loading screen is kinda neat and lets everyone know you're a good sport/teammate/opponent a nice end of season reward, Summoner Icon, Ward Skin would be a welcome reward. Riot, we have heard about new incentives for the Honor system and the revisions coming to the Tribunal for awhile now. Can we get a little update or peek into the minds as to what you see coming out of the effort? Also will there be a limit for Honor given per day to friends/recently played to prevent "boosting" for rewards?Lastly I love mesome wards; placing, getting skins, breaking down other peoples, adding some ward skins as behavior incentives would be neat.

TL;DR If someone on your team has been Rocking out with their cough out, and was a great teammate hit that Honor button, show some love. There is a limit on honor you can give max that S**t out.

21 Comments

AMYS GRAVE12/15/2014, 5:55:20 PM2 votes

Enemy Nexuses (nexus', Nexuss whatever)

actually i think it's nexi :)

Laughing Fish12/15/2014, 7:22:20 PM2 votes

I always honor good behavior. Whether it is my ally, or my enemy, skilled play and good sportsmanship demand recognition. I have found that if you consistently offer praise when a player does something awesome (even if that same player has sucked the entire game leading up to that point), both teams become more pleasant. Also, if you stay in character when using Gentlemen Chogath, people will honor you like crazy. One guy even gifted me Battlecast Cho'Gath after a game.

flibitydoo12/15/2014, 6:28:18 AM1 votes

Apparently the reward for not being toxic, is you get free 4-win IP boosts throughout the year.

Hopefully Lyte comes up with something bigger and more exciting than this. Although it is better than getting nothing.

4nth0l0gy12/15/2014, 6:50:42 AM1 votes

I miss my banners. I've still got my Santa Baron, but no gold ribbon, or even a green one, to go with it.

Blue Moon Wolf12/15/2014, 6:54:31 AM1 votes

I have have had a teamwork banner ever since I hit lvl 30 about 2-3 seasons ago (give or take). I feel like the last of the mohicans now. Also, used to be I hit the max on honors all the time, then I kind of narrowed down what I honor for so it feels more like an honor to get honored (I nerfed my honoring so to speak)

Vauren12/15/2014, 4:25:43 PM1 votes

Also will there be a limit for Honor given per day to friends/recently played to prevent "boosting" for rewards?

I read in the "Did You Know?" tip of the loading screen that you get the banner for "consistently getting honored from a variety of players" or something to that effect. So it appears that you can't just boost up friends unless you have a bunch of friends that will get on board with it that you actually play with.

Otherwise, I agree completely. The honor system has disappeared for the most part. Every now and then I might get one after an exceptional game, but those don't come often. I guess the newness of it has worn off and it's not longer exciting or thought of. It really does point out the truly exceptional people though since it has died down a lot however.

Centuros12/15/2014, 6:02:40 PM1 votes

The problem is remembering to GIVE honor instead of just pressing the home button (I don't generally look to the buttons next to the summoner names unless I REALLY want to report someone). If they had a thing after the game where it had a separate screen for some time where the only inputs were "press these buttons to honor people" like Dawngate had for its reward system, I'd be more likely to honor people.

Redcadaver12/15/2014, 6:48:40 PM1 votes

I usually feel the need to honor but the moment you get to the screen, chat becomes nothing but brag/nag section so I just leave.

No one has sportsmanship anymore or at least the people I get paired up with.

Look12/15/2014, 6:52:06 PM1 votes

Riot needs to readdress the honor system imo. It is a little out dated, and actually I know a lot of people who have played for almost a year, and had no clue there was even an honor system in place.

Gallowgrim12/15/2014, 10:36:25 PM1 votes

Should commends be justified at the end of a match, I hand em out every time in that case.

It's a rare match where no one I played with doesn't deserve a pip for something...

House of Defoe12/16/2014, 12:20:53 AM1 votes

I had the friendly and teamwork honors for awhile after playing rift leveling to 30...which was really awkward because it turned into leadership and lolno. I feel like I get honored pretty frequently though, so not sure why I haven't seen those banners again since I started. Did something about them change or are they really that elusive?

Junkο12/16/2014, 2:35:44 PM1 votes

Honor stopped being use like 2-3 weeks after being introduced. Mainly because you most likely won't play with the person again and that badge doesn't mean jack shit anyway.

No really i have seen so many "honorable","friendly" and "teamwork" players be absolute jerks

Alljoy12/15/2014, 1:17:16 AM1 votes

I can't even remember the last game I felt like honoring anyone on my team, occasionally the opponent's for some good plays, but half the time it feels it's a 1 v 1 among 10 people.

Dr Clueless PhD12/16/2014, 2:46:02 PM1 votes

The most Honor ribbons I've seen are in Co-op vs AI games. People FARM Honor there. Honor handouts are lower in Normals, and lowest yet in Ranked.

It's actually kinda weird to see. People who are nice and supportive to the point of it feeling forced (and it gets spammy, too). They do it there, get in games with new players, give them some gameplay tip, and reap all the Honor they ever want.

kolpy9912/15/2014, 3:01:39 AM1 votes

I just think you should be able to do it in-game I want to honor people for big plays, but i always forget.