So here are the chat logs from the live chat I had with RIOT, in case anyone else is trying to farm some honor.
Chat started on 11 Nov 2018, 04:09 AM (GMT+0)
(04:09:11) *** Bad Ol Putty Tat joined the chat ***
(04:09:11) Bad Ol Putty Tat: So I am sure you guys are getting flooded with tickets and I don't mean to be a bother. However, I have been grinding out games as much as I can trying to get back to honor level 2 before the end of the season. If I remember correctly I hit lvl 1 CP 3 on 11/8/18, since then I have played 57+ games (still counting). Can you guys see if I am getting close or is this just pointless? I worked very hard to get to gold and I wanted to try to get to plat but then I learned that I wouldnt get the rewards so I've been spending my time trying to get the honor back. Anyways, is this pointless or can I actually make it? Some indication if I am close would be helpful. Thank you very much.
(04:09:26) *** SanguineDogma joined the chat ***
(04:09:26) SanguineDogma: Hey there!
(04:09:58) Bad Ol Putty Tat: Hello :-)
(04:11:19) SanguineDogma: So, we can't see your exact progress
(04:11:37) SanguineDogma: So I won't be able to give you a number of games
(04:11:40) SanguineDogma: But you should still have time
(04:12:12) SanguineDogma: It'll take a lot of hard work though
(04:12:14) Bad Ol Putty Tat: what can you see? I mean i have been grinding and grinding. I really don't feel this is even the right way to get honor.
(04:12:27) SanguineDogma: The only thing I can see is that you're currently gaining honor at a slowed rate
(04:12:28) Bad Ol Putty Tat: 60 games in 2 days is quite a bit lol
(04:12:39) Bad Ol Putty Tat: what does that mean, a slowed rate?
(04:12:43) SanguineDogma: Yeah it is! That's a lot of dedication
(04:13:09) Bad Ol Putty Tat: I mean I am not going to be able to keep doing 30+ games a day, that's just not realistic.
(04:13:32) SanguineDogma: So, by "slowed down" I mean that there have been a couple of games where we've seen some negative behavior that, while not being serious enough for a penalty, still isn't what we want to be seeing
(04:13:49) Bad Ol Putty Tat: what type of negative behavior?
(04:14:14) SanguineDogma: Give me just a second, I was just reviewing the chat logs
(04:14:26) Bad Ol Putty Tat: Ok thank you
(04:16:19) SanguineDogma: okay thanks for waiting
(04:16:25) Bad Ol Putty Tat: you're welcome
(04:17:26) SanguineDogma: Alright, so I reviewed these chat logs
(04:18:00) SanguineDogma: And I can see the exact behaviors I'm seeing are arguing with your teammates, harassing them for making a mistake, and telling them to shut up
(04:18:46) Bad Ol Putty Tat: I haven't said anything like that to anyone...unless you're talking about the games that got my chat restricted in the first place. That I did, but since then? Nope
(04:20:40) SanguineDogma: Okay yeah
(04:20:43) SanguineDogma: I see what's going on now
(04:21:05) SanguineDogma: Yeah, these games appear to be the ones responsible for the chat restriction
(04:21:23) SanguineDogma: Which means that your progress is slow, but it's speeding up, because you haven't had any new negative behavior since then
(04:21:51) SanguineDogma: So you should definitely continue this positive trend that you've got going!
(04:21:55) Bad Ol Putty Tat: Right, which is why I am here. I mean I figured it would be close to lvl 2 by now I am sitting at honor level 1 checkpoint 3.
(04:23:03) Bad Ol Putty Tat: What I am wanting to know is am I close to honor level 2 or is this pointless? I mean I have a family and I am playing 30+ games of league a day just to try to get back my rewards. If I am going to have to keep going 30+ games a day for the next 2 days then I don't think I can. But if I am close like within 30 more games then I will keep pushing.
(04:23:41) SanguineDogma: Like I said, we aren't able to see exact progress, so I wouldn't be able to give an exact number of games. The best I can tell you is to just keep at it
(04:23:42) Bad Ol Putty Tat: Also all of my friends are on, from what I've read I don't get honor if I play with them, so I won't be able to play with my friends for a few more days if I keep this grind going.
(04:23:51) SanguineDogma: Also, just as a heads up
(04:24:01) SanguineDogma: Honor progression is the same on all matchmade game modes
(04:24:08) SanguineDogma: So if you need to play a lot of games very quickly
(04:24:20) SanguineDogma: I would recommend playing Co-Op vs AI games on Twisted Treeline
(04:24:27) Bad Ol Putty Tat: Does it matter was difficulty?
(04:24:28) SanguineDogma: These games can be finished pretty quickly!
(04:24:30) SanguineDogma: Nop1
(04:24:32) SanguineDogma: nope*
(04:24:53) Bad Ol Putty Tat: if I remind my team to honor everyone is that punishable? (I am not asking for honors for myself just telling them to honor someone)
(04:25:35) SanguineDogma: Remember that, while receiving Honors from your teammates definitely helps, the most important factor in your Honor progression is your own behavior. Play a lot of games where the system isn't detecting any negative behavior to progress faster!
(04:25:55) SanguineDogma: It's not punishable, as long as you aren't spamming it or flaming people over it
(04:26:44) Bad Ol Putty Tat: Nah all I've said is at the pre-game chat, "Remember to use your honor on someone (doesn't have to be me) if we all use our honors then we all get more honor after the game."
(04:26:58) Bad Ol Putty Tat: So if I played TT with 2 buddies that would be pointless, right?
(04:27:06) SanguineDogma: No you could still do that!
(04:27:15) SanguineDogma: Remember: the most important thing is that you're not negative
(04:27:16) Bad Ol Putty Tat: I thought I received less for doing that
(04:27:30) SanguineDogma: You gain Honor every game, even if none of your teammates click on your name at the end of the game
(04:28:12) Bad Ol Putty Tat: So if I play TT co-op vs ai on intro level I will get the same amount as any other game mode (even if my friends are playing with me)
(04:28:29) SanguineDogma: Correct
(04:28:36) SanguineDogma: As long as there's no negativity in the chat :)
(04:28:57) Bad Ol Putty Tat: Now what if they honor me, does that provide any boost or nothing because they are a premade with me?
(04:29:57) SanguineDogma: You'd still get a small boost, it's just not worth as much if a non-premade teammate honored you
(04:30:28) Bad Ol Putty Tat: ah I see, well listen SanguineDogma, I really appreciate you taking the time to help me. I am sure you're swamped, I will let you get back to it. Thank you and have a good evening.
(04:31:09) *** Bad Ol Putty Tat has commented: Thank you ***
(04:31:11) *** Bad Ol Putty Tat left the chat ***