Recent Updates:
Sapph's Guide to Bot/Dark Tactics
Apparently not satisfied with folding this information into the first guide (Sapph's Guide to Bot/Dark), Sapph has created a separate guide for tactics to use with a Robot/Dark Miasma build. It has some useful tips, including ways to avoid an alpha strike, the suggested order of equipping and upgrading your robots, pet management suggestions, and a very nice diagram with instructions on how to pull around corners. Posted on January 27, 2006 (the original guide was updated on the same day).
R_M's Robotics/Dark Miasma Mastermind Guide, v1.0
This guide was last updated by the author on January 21, 2006. It was last posted to on January 24, 2006, by the author of GangBot's MM/Robots/Dark Miasma guide (which has not been updated since the last post in this thread).
For the record, the Player Guides board now has at least three currently active guides for Robot/Dark Miasma Masterminds:
Sapph's Guide to Bot/Dark
Good discussion of what powers each of the robots get, and gives one set build to use. Very skimpy descriptions of the powers, and not much about why the writer chose to take them. However, there is some useful discussion in the followup posts. Last updated by the author on December 1st, 2005. Last post to the thread on January 18, 2006.
R_M's Robotics/Dark Miasma Mastermind Guide, v1.0
VERY in-depth guide, with extensive sections on why to take each of the powersets, how they work together, a detailed writeup on each power in the powersets, a writeup on which power pools work with Robot/Dark, a detailed discussion of how to slot Accuracy, a section on advanced pet binds, the role of the Robot/Dark MM, and a Tips and Tactics writeup. Finally, there is a single sample build offered by the author. Definately the best guide out there as of this posting, though people looking for a variety of sample builds will be disappointed (an area that will hopefully be improved upon when he makes a 2.0 guide). Last updated yesterday, January 19th 2006.
GangBot's MM/Robots/Dark Miasma
A rather short guide that offers a sample build, a very brief rationale as to why the author chose that particular build, and a link to a pet bind post. Not very informative, but brief and useful to those with a short attention span. Despite the lack of info, the sample build is actually pretty decent. Posted today, January 20th.
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If you post a new Robot/Dark guide, please add a link to it. Or, if you have a sample build that differs from the ones presented in the guides above, feel free to share it with others here.
Note: If you want to make a new Robot/Dark guide, please make sure and read R_M's Robotics/Dark Miasma Mastermind Guide, v1.0. If you only have some small improvement, like an alternative build, reply to his post rather than wasting forum space on a separate guide that will be lost in the shuffle.
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