As someone with 12 fully crafted Keys sitting around, can the Honor Capsules give something besides additional key fragments? Or do it intelligently, so if you're short keys it gives key fragments but if you're down chests it gives 1 chest?
Sincerely, Everyone who spams the same few champions over and over
Terozu2 votesIt's a system designed to discourage OTPing, it isn't gonna happen...
DrCyanide2 votesHextech Crafting is a system that was designed to give you about as many keys as boxes as is, with 12 key fragments and 4 boxes possible per month. Giving additional keys benefits players who are skewed one way, giving additional boxes benefits players who are skewed the opposite way. The only way a massive drop of keys makes sense is if you're trying to unskew a player, so why only unskew one type of player?
With the exception of the rare Warwick and Twitch skins (and some unknown end of season reward), the Honor Rewards seem to be keys and some champion shards. If the idea is to encourage all players to be more honorable via incentives, shouldn't that include encouraging One Trick players as well?
I've unlocked 14 chests so far this season. The 12 keys I'm sitting on could easily last me into next year at this rate. I'm far from the only player in this situation. It feels like a bad design to have an incentive system that players can ignore for a year before they notice any impact. For that reason I think the Honor Chest should intelligently pick what reward is best for you, so it'll be an incentive for every player. I'm not asking for some keys-to-chests conversation or anything, just always applicable incentives.
(And before anyone accuses me of only being honorable for a reward, I'm likely going to level up in the system just by playing the way I already do)
Terozu1 votesI'm pretty sure they were just gonna make this the only way of getting keys... And that the overall key income would be the same.
DrCyanide1 votesThey're moving the keys for wins to keys over time, and that'll give the same amount as now. However, in addition to that the Honor Chest will "unlock a couple of key fragments at minimum".
It's that last part, the extra key fragments, that I'm hoping can be changed into something better suited for the individual player.
Edit: the exact wording:
As long as you're level two (the starting level) or above, you earn exactly the number of key fragments you do today.
The Honor Capsule is only available at level 3+, so those are confirmed extra keys.
Avienal1 votesAs someone with 12 fully crafted Keys sitting around, can the Honor Capsules give something besides additional key fragments? Or do it intelligently, so if you're short keys it gives key fragments but if you're down chests it gives 1 chest?
Sincerely, Everyone who spams the same few champions over and over
True gamers try variety out, lazies who constantly only 'one trick' the top meta picks or 'always overpowered picks' just continue to stay 'lazies'.
This is why i liked it when hextech came out because even to this day with my owning of around 45 champions, i still enjoy it because it encourages me to think of very unpredictable ways to play a champion in role people least expect.
Like 
support. ^^
Terozu1 votesOr 
support >:3
DrCyanide1 votesYou could just as easily say "true gamers" play enough to get all the key fragments a month.
The goal of the Honor Rewards is to be an incentive to all players. Right now there's a pretty obvious flaw in that it's strongly encouraging players who play a wide variety of champions well while having no draw towards One Trick players or those with smaller champion pools.
Lewd Neeko1 votesThis is from the FAQ:
The minimum loot in an Honor Capsule is two key fragments. There's a chance to get more key fragments, and there's a high rate of champ shards, too. At the top end, there's a rare shot at the Honor-exclusive skins, Medieval Twitch and Grey Warwick. If you nab the skins, they unlock for free, and you'll get the champ if you don't already own them.
DrCyanide1 votesYes. It helps players get more key fragments, which helps those sort on key fragments open chests that they've been stockpiling. It does not help players who have been stockpiling keys get rid of those.
The champion shards are kinda cool, but not as cool as the skin shards that could be in a chest. The WW and Twitch skins are pretty cool, but it wouldn't surprise me if they're as rare as Gemstones - aka a nice perk but don't count on getting them any time soon.
Really hoping they improve it so I can dump this stockpile of keys.
Lewd Neeko1 votesIt's funny, I never thought people would have the problem of having too many keys until I started reading through posts on the boards, like it didn't occur to me that there are people who only play the same few champs (even though I'm one of them). Perhaps if enough people bring up this issue, Riot will address it?
The champs that I can play well are fairly limited, but when I try out new champs, I'm with my friends and they can pretty frequently get an S. Maybe that could help you get more chests? Play a new champ with a friend who's playing their main and when they get an S, you get a chest?
DrCyanide1 votesSadly most of my friends really cut back in their playing, and usually when one of us tries something new the rest of us want to try something new as well, so no S's that way.
Lewd Neeko1 votesI wouldn't trust in my ability to get an S thaaat much, but if you want someone to play with, you could add me. Usually when I'm online, I'm on for hours at a time. Would be plenty of time to try to get some chests on different champs ^.^
Emerald Fang1 votesI have 4 chests and no keys so I'm good lol
BakedLotion1 votesNo idea how people don't have chests.
I get an S- or better every other game lmfao.
Just dont OTP and chests come easy as fuck