"Just for Scarab MK II"
Would you like 900U and a nice 3-4 base kph speed increase, not to mention you can put on a shield and not have to worry about getting killed by a 2nd star assault?
Or better, finally being able to put in an acc expander so it will run that extrator nexus without needing one arm of your riveler fitted with a remote energy module?
The patch simply isn't going to have new bots, they've spent all this time on PBS.
Do I want new bots, yep. Should they use the gamma ore? Sure, its a good idea that will make gamma outposts MORE valuable.
However, I believe the demand for, or having a stockpile of ore for future bot releases, is enough NOW to make gamma worth having.
But, it doesn't change the challenges for corps with less then 20 active players trying to build out there.
5-10 man corps can have more fun trying to stop other corps from building, then actually building themselves.
What this should drive, is a consolidation of players, into corps or alliances that ARE large enough to hold a gamma outpost.
It's important to remember, that unlike beta, those facilites and land are not Pre-Made. A corp can't just roll up, take a sap and own a complete outpost. It's going to take time to build gamma, and hopefully every corp will be under pvp pressure as they do so.
I'm not going to underestimate the drive some corps may have to acheive an outpost, they may get a standard based one built in a few days, but it will be much longer (unless they manage to convince the entire server to not harass them) to become fully functional and secure.
Realistically, an advanced or hi-tech level 4 gamma facility will take a couple of months, and lots of gamma ore.
I would hope that those new bots would be available in 2 months, so, timing is still everything, and needing there to be a fantastic use for gamma ore now isn't needed to drive players desire (if they have any forsight at all), but the Sc MK II WILL provide a rich source of NIC and additional functionality for those that build them.