Rewards for old Honor are out

Riot·8/28/2017, 4:56:35 PM·28 votes·163,514 views

tl;dr: Summoner icons celebrating old-school Honorable players are a wrap.

Like we mentioned back around the Honor relaunch, Honor veterans who racked up votes and ribbons are due a reward for fighting the good fight. We’re sending out five new (and exclusive) summoner icons to commemorate your old Honor accomplishments -- check out the eligibility details below for more info. We’re starting delivery right now, and should be wrapped up by the end of September. We’ll update this post once they’re all out in the wild.

There are five new icons in total. Here’s how they break down:

  • Four icons nod to the ribbons and categories of old Honor (Honorable Opponent, Friendly, Teamwork, and Helpful)
  • The fifth icon serves as a salute to a larger number of players who received votes in the old system

If you have played a matchmade game within the last year and meet the requirements below, you'll automatically receive the icons for which you are eligible.


Received an Honorable Opponent ribbon

or

Were in the top 10% of Honorable Opponents in your region

Received a Great Leader ribbon

or

Were in the top 10% of Friendly players in your region

Received a Great Teammate ribbon

or

Were in the top 10% of Teamwork honors in your region

Received a Great Mentor ribbon

or

Were in the top 10% of Helpful players in your region




Had a total of 10 or more honors when the old system retired

We’ve answered a few questions about old-school Honor rewards in the FAQ. If you don’t find an answer, drop your question into the comments and we’ll try to get it sorted.

1,102 Comments

PIuvius8/28/2017, 6:53:08 PM526 votes

No way to differentiate players who played during the old system since 10 honors should be something everyone has, and players who have around 100+ which shows people actually enjoyed playing with you instead of 10. So if you had around 400+ and never got a ribbon you are bundled up with the rest of players who have at least gotten 10.

Wyatt Bane8/28/2017, 7:04:41 PM175 votes

I had over 1k honors in every category and never received a ribbon But hey I'll get the same icon as everyone who got at least ten honors, right?

Dochasach8/28/2017, 6:56:56 PM131 votes

I had over 200-500 points in each honor category, never got a ribbon, but oh boy! Can't wait for an icon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Áion8/28/2017, 7:11:00 PM78 votes

I knew it. Fucking icons. Oh boy, can't wait!

Sukishoo8/28/2017, 7:42:13 PM69 votes

So why not create some kind of limited ward skin or something? That'd be more special than an Icon.

Nanaba8/28/2017, 9:08:31 PM66 votes

So I had over 1000 honors in one or two categories for nothing and won't be rewarded? Sounds pretty sweet, I guess I didn't expect to get an icon at all so at least I get thrown in with basically anyone who has pressed the play button. I'll take it, but for the record I'm taking it with a side of salt. [slayer-jinx-wink]

Crai Crushna8/28/2017, 7:00:18 PM44 votes

I had 1300 Honorable opponents but someone with 10 get the same shit as me. RIP League. Thanks Riot.

Frezgle8/28/2017, 6:51:06 PM43 votes

I can only remember ever seeing a handful of ribbons across hundreds of games... These icons are gonna be rare af.

Mr000Penguin8/28/2017, 11:16:20 PM36 votes

For riot, a tl;dr of this comment section. People who cared about the old honor system, who took pride in their honor despite not having a ribbon, are not satisfied with the reward you are providing. It feels especially cheapened by the incredibly low cap of the "participation trophy" (poor, but accurate phrasing Riot NaKyle) level icon.

Please do something for those of us between the "I hit the play button" crowd and the "I spammed premade 5s for 3 months to get enough honor for a ribbon" crowd.

Kürama8/28/2017, 7:36:42 PM32 votes

Could we also get a permanent emote? There are so many icons now and rapidly increasing, that these will be forgotten in a few months.

Not that I don't appreciate it, just think since icons are very common a special touch should be included.

NightsRAID8/28/2017, 7:13:54 PM29 votes

Kinda disappointed :/ no ribbon but had over 29,000 honor points... so I get the same reward as Tyler 1 would?

Verarticus8/28/2017, 6:59:37 PM28 votes

So wait, unless I'm ready this wrong you'll only get the rewards if you had a banner or were in the top 10% in your region WHEN YOU RETIRED THE SYSTEM. EDIT: They've clarified that you will get the icons if you did have a ribbon.

This seems like a pretty dick move, since a long time ago you changed the system to factor your honor based on TOTAL games per honor rather than RESENT games per honor.(aka anyone who had been playing the game for a long time had 0 chance of getting a ribbon from that point on since they already had a ton of games played)

Langaswh8/28/2017, 8:10:34 PM28 votes

Has nobody else realized that by making the current system unable to reward honorable opponents and by removing the ability to see your honor progress, and making everyone achieve honor levels at roughly the same time, Riot has effectively removed any value that honor once had? These rewards are really only emblematic of the problem that Riot has with changing things that are ok as they are just for the sake of change.

LYN Thresh 8/28/2017, 6:57:23 PM22 votes

And how i know if i was in the top 10% in my region?

We got this8/28/2017, 6:53:36 PM21 votes

Fuck me I just slept till 11:45. I didn't even go to bed that late.

Caduceus8/28/2017, 7:12:34 PM18 votes

1k+ Honor in every category but never got a ribbon for it. Thanks Rito.

Smax8/28/2017, 6:45:04 PM14 votes

Do you need to currently have the ribbon or do past ribbons count? I remember around season 3 or 4 I had a green and yellow ribbon, but I didn't get one in any season past that.

Eternum Ahri8/28/2017, 7:25:44 PM7 votes

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tencups8/28/2017, 6:57:48 PM1 votes

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