I just noticed a the honor level flairs appeared in-game immediately after I got honor level 3 I after hadn't played in a few days. This makes me think there is some kind of timer on honor level or that or everyone who got it has almost exactly the same honor per game rate. I'm inclined to believe the former.
Is there a reason for this?
There is no timer. This is from the FAQ located here: https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/115008474148-Honor-FAQ
LOADING SCREEN FLAIRS How do I get a loading screen flair?
First, hit level 3. Then earn honor from two premade teammates or one stranger in one game. The flair will unlock for your next matchmade game.
My flair disappeared after one game, why?
They’re meant to show off that you’re coming off a great game, so they only last one game. Once you're level 3 or better, get an Honor from two premade teammates or one stranger to unlock flair in your next game.
Is there a cooldown on loading screen flairs?
Nope. If you keep earning honors, you'll keep your flair across each game you rock the Rift and earn honors.
Will I get a different loading screen flair per category?
Not today, but that's a damn good idea.
Do they get bigger like Champ Mastery?
They do! At level 4 and 5 the flairs grow.
There is most certainly SOMETHING going on. Same thing happened the first time around (last year). A large group of people all got H3, then H4, then H5 the same day. Riot, please don't insult our intelligences.
I just started LoL end of July during season 7, it took 43 days to get to honor 5.
Took that almost that long to get to honor 3 this season from 2.3.
My guess is there is a hidden honor soft-cap per day/ week.
This has multiple benefits such as:
Discouraging players from attempting to hard grind through honor levels.
Ensuring players who gain levels have proved themselves non-toxic over an appropriate period of time
Adding severity to all punishment levels, since it will take that much longer to regain lost honor levels
