Looking for help in Improving MM Bot/Dark build

[Rhonen]

I'm looking for some help in improving my Bot/Dark MM build.

 

My current build is pretty good but I find that I never really use the following powers:

• Repair
  
• Fearsom Stare (seldom used)
  
• Thunder Strike (never use)
  
• Electric Shackles (seldom used)
  

 

I'm currently only using 3 Pools: Flight, Speed, Leadership along with my Ancillary/Epic Pool Mu Mastery.

 

Currently I normally run 1/6 on most missions unless it's Malta... then I run it a bit lower. 

 

If there is a way to significantly improve my build then I'm all for respecing.  Currently The build is completely slotted as you see in my Pines/Mid's link.  I'm currently in the process of enhancing all of the powers that can be enhanced with Enhancement Catalysts since I run a lot of Oro missions.

 

If you have the time or inclination to do so, please review my build and let me know what you think.  I'll admit I'm not a good Builder and this build is pretty close to what I used on my Bot/Dark build before the servers were shut down.

 

Thank you in advance and here is the Data:

 

http://www.cohplanner.com/mids/download.php?uc=1482&c=672&a=1344&f=HEX&dc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

[NiyceOne]

I guess we dont know the secret handshake to get a bots/dark build. I asked the same and received no replies...

[magitek2]

Well, clearly it's a secret handshake and a passphrase. The phrase is "Do you know who I am!?"  :P

 

Build at the bottom. Bear in mind it's a work in progress and I'm not exactly an expert myself. There's still a couple of power picks and some slots to play with. Most of the enhancements are 50+5, but don't have to be.

 

Key changes from yours:

 

1. No repair. As you've found, it's useless when you've got Twilight Grasp.

 

2. Tar Patch is going to be your main damage booster, and you want it up at the beginning of each fight. I like to put some extra slow in it, because mobs lose their freaking minds when you use it on them and will try to run out of it.

 

3. You're missing a couple of unique IOs that boost pet durability, so definitely get those.

 

4. Throw an Overwhelming Force: Damage/Chance for KD/KB->KD enhancement into your Assault Bot. It'll add a bit of extra control while preventing him from knocking mobs all over the goddamn place and out of your Tar Patch.

 

5. Defense enhancements in your Protector Bots are essential. It's an extra ~3.5% defense per bubble, and your drones/assault bot get two of them.

 

6. EPPs. I went with Heat because I love Bonfire. Extra control, extra damage, and can take a Chance for -Res enhancement. It's a big help when I find myself fighting 3 /8 groups because my Drones' cone attack seems to have a range measured in miles. The empty slot in my build is for the Sudden Acceleration KB to KD enhancement. The more popular pick among experts seems to be to take Mace Mastery and take Scorpion Shield, for the synergy with bodyguard mode (also Web Envelope and Power Boost aren't bad either).

 

You should also get into the habit of using Fearsome Stare more often. The damage mitigation and control are both enormous, it makes an amazing opener, and it's up often enough to use multiple times in a fight. It does require a bit of practice and dancing around (with Hover) to get good positioning in the middle of combat, though. My usual rotation is to put bots on defensive, then Fearsome Stare, Tar Patch (queued up while FS is animating). Then engage the bots either by giving an attack order (if everything is feared) or by tanking return fire with bodyguard (if something didn't get feared). Then switching to aggressive stance, etc etc.

 

http://www.cohplanner.com/mids/download.php?uc=1370&c=635&a=1270&f=HEX&dc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