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Hey all, these are my ideas for rebalancing the Rino. It's one of my favorites but undoubtedly underpowered and hard to play in the current more fast-paced meta. The problem undoubtedly lies in the terrible DPM of the gun. Other things could be tweaked but I will get to that in the end. I tried to be relatively fair and balanced to what the Rino should be, a Support Heavy Tank.

With it being at the top of the Tech Tree I highly doubt they will change it but I have fun with these discussions.

Current stats for the DPM and Reload for the Rino are as follows:

OLD/BASE with 100% Crew:

3rd Shell Reload: 15.37s DPM: 1913

2nd Shell Reload: 16.64s DPM: 1766

1st Shell Reload: 19.58s DPM: 1501

Interclip Reload: 4s

Total Reload for all three shells 52 Seconds.

OLD/WITH BOND EQUIPMENT/BIA/FOOD ETC

3rd Shell Reload: 13.8s DPM: 2132

2nd Shell Reload: 14.96s DPM: 1969

1st Shell Reload: 17.56s DPM: 1674

Interclip Reload: 4s

Total Reload for all three shells 46 Seconds.

The problem for me is even though it is an Auto-reloader the time for just one shell is way too long, and the punishment for using that third shell drops your DPM by over 21%. Having to use that shell in an emergency severely hampers your flexibility. Even with Bond equipment/Crew Skills/Food, The Rino is still FAR behind anything remotely competitive at Tier X.

Here are my changes:

IMPROVED/BASE with 100% Crew:

3rd Shell Reload: 13.5s DPM: 2177

2nd Shell Reload: 14.5s DPM: 2027

1st Shell Reload: 16.25s DPM: 1809

Interclip Reload: 3.5s

Total Reload for all three shells 44 Seconds

IMPROVED/WITH BOND EQUIPMENT/BIA/FOOD ETC

3rd Shell Reload: 12.05s DPM: 2438

2nd Shell Reload: 13s DPM: 2261

1st Shell Reload: 16.25s DPM: 2085

Interclip Reload: 3.5s

Total Reload for all three shells 39 Seconds

Additional Changes:

Turret Armor:

190mm to 205mm

Dispersion Values:

When Moving: .30 to .25

When Turning: .30 to .25

Forward and Reverse Speed: 40/12 to 42/14 Respectively.

These changes will help the tank be more competitive without throwing out its place in the game as mid-range support and give it the flexibility it needs to survive a close-range encounter. It will still maintain rewarding gameplay when a player is patient and manages his ammunition correctly.

Notes:

DPM and Reload are taken without account for Field Mods.

Dispersion is improved to allow Rino to hit more shots and make the gun less derpy.

I took into account the absolute punishment it is to use your 3rd shell. While you are still punished it is slightly more forgiving.

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Thanks for reading!