User blog comment:Ravica/Hono(u)r etiquette/@comment-5194571-20121016204038

I almost never honor anyone. Ever. The whole point of the system is to reward good behaviour. What's normal behaviour is neutral, I don't reward it. Saying "gg" or "bg" at the end has become custom rather than good behaviour, so I simply ignore it. The same applies to calling ss/mia and the like.

I give 'friendly' honor to anyone that does their best to keep the team together, even if two people are raging at eachother over a killsteal or something.

I give 'helpful' honor to anyone that gives advice on something without raging at the player. Even the slightest "noob" and I won't bother.

'Teamwork' goes to those that give lots of information "TF now 6" "ult in 10" "focus _____ first" or generally try to help the team with kills. If they are fed, but still let the rest of the team take kills and also get fed, they certainly deserve this.

'Honorable Opponent' is for those people that don't rage or give excuses every time they die, someone that doesn't act all high and mighty every time they get a kill. Someone that admits their mistakes and/or even gives advice on how to trade with them. Basically, someone that was genuinely nice to play with.

I receive honor a hell of a lot more than I give it, I'm strict at giving that away, but I believe that's the best way to go about it. If it's about rewarding good behaviour, rewarding something that should be done anyway is like giving a dog a bone for wagging its tail when you come home, rather than when you are training it to sit obediently. I wanted to add more, but I forgot what I wanted to say.