[Suggestion] Hero: IO Quality of Life

[xpsiggy]

Would be great to have some kind of visual indicator for tether range for IO, either tether color change, or range indicator show up, or sound

Make queued up actions after ultimate cast instead of resetting. (ult -> queue up tether -> queue up e -> queue up locket etc) right now it just cancels all actions

Also, some kind of QoL for tether when allies have blink would be great, either remove tether CD at max rank, or reduce CD when allies blink out.

IO's W and passive feels underwhelming:
New Passive Idea: Share active runes when tethered. IO has permanent phased movement

[commentator24]

there is already somewhat tether colour change indicator, deep blue colour

Not sure what is meant by resetting. how to reproduce this?

QoL blink together would be great, like phantom lancer W together maybe

W +60 dmg is already v strong with aghs

runes not really that important

[Yoticc]

I don't like the above and agree with @commentator24. I'm here to propose an idea.

IO is similar in design to the medic in TF2, with the difference being that the medic has no cooldown to switch heal between allies.
I suggest replacing the current “Unslowable during Overcharge” with “-6 seconds tether cooldown”, new talent seems to me to be an good alternative to the choice to the current “Attack Tethered Ally's Target (75% damage)” with 76% pick-rate, but at the same time it's not weaker, on the contrary, it seems stronger, you can more flexibly choose a teammate to help, which yes, of course, makes the game more casual in the late. But as far as I'm concerned, it's very hard and boring to play IO in the late right now, and a tether with a 6 second cooldown allows you to have fun with being able to cover 300-1000 dota meters between teamates in a few seconds.

[Yoticc]

I don't suggest reducing the tether's cooldown with level, since it makes the character stronger without choosing a talent.
You either watch IO fly away from you to his teammate (if you don't have stans), or you watch IO break your towers