The hero is amazing, just doesn't fit pub by design
First of all, easy to have 0 contribution with him, he is very squishy and need to constantly make plays.
He is unsatisfying, he heals and ganks. That's it, no flashy hooks or blood spraying attacks
He requires constant communication, 50% of the hero is relocating into strategic places, you need to have constant plan on what to do and what's your job. Also the other 50% of him is a heal that can easily be broken if uncoordinated
So he is like that for alot of reasons that are stapled of his design
But he is a total beast of a hero
Winrate stayed same even got buffed,this is couse doesn't matter how buffed in meta io is,he is still hardest hero to be winning with,60 dmg on lvl 10 will make no difference for casual players,or all the talents at all,you still have to mastering him.There is no other hero like io in dota 2,you can say babysit heroes like dazzle are similar but i would say not.
I remember when i started play this hero and making topics here,everyone been saying this hero can't work well under 5k,now i showing people on low ranks how this hero amazing could be.Mastering him is about hundreds of games,you will going to be reported from pick stage as well.But than after tons of games you find your own way how to even communicate in picking stage,thats why he is in special case,everyone is suprised when someone pick io in pub,very often ppl already blame and flame.Skill on io is absolutely complex set of everything,it makes you even better human,this is no kappa.
This hero is the reason i still play Dota.
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37% winrate because no one knows how to play him? Or is he just really weak in pubs because it's harder to communicate? The hero seems pretty decent right now especially with his new talents yet I feel he continues to only get picked in pro games.