I'm currently leveling up a Rob/FF MM. The robotics changes are great. Even without a respec, at level 23 I saw a dramatic improvement on minion damage. So far leveling this character the Villian avatar has dealt the majority of damage. And that's just with Force Bolt and prestige powers like Nemesis Staff. I avoid rifle attacks since they dont fit the character concept. So I've been patiently holding back from attacking too much (due to limited of endurance) while the robots SLOWLY chip away. I supplement with the whole Leadership pool but the bots still miss a lot and dont damage very fast.
MUCH better with this patch. I'd say the henchmen clear about 2x as fast. ALSO, getting the Assault bot earlier is a big change. At level 23, there's no Assault Bot. With the patch I can respec into him. That's another big difference. I tested both with and without Assault Bot. Obviously better with him in the build, but even without him it's obvious that I'm dealing way more damage over time.
Seems like great changes to me. People need to remember that not everything happens at level 40. It takes time to get there and the grind really sucks when most of your damage is limited to the level 28 unlock. That always seemed like a bad design idea.