Count the Sentinels

[Scarlet Shocker]

 

Two Sentinels, Galvanic & Voltaic. They are not playing nice together and both seem to disappear but when I look at the pet window, then I only ever see Galvanic up.

 

If that isn't a bug it's incredibly confusing.

[Jacke]

That's because the Galvanic Sentinel is the only true independent Pet (AKA Entity).  Which means it doesn't benefit from the Caster's Global boosts (including Level Shift) (and Mids Reborn is wrong about this, but it's so huge a bug that it's effectively unfixable).

https://cod.uberguy.net/html/power.html?power=defender_buff.shock_therapy.discharge&at=defender

 

Voltaic Sentinel is an extension of the Toon.  Doesn't show up on the Pet window and can't be targeted.  Any aggro it gets is applied automatically to the Toon.  But it does benefit from the Caster's Global boosts.

https://cod.uberguy.net/html/power.html?power=defender_ranged.electrical_blast.voltaic_sentinel&at=defender

 

These are the two iconic versions of Pets that I use to demonstrate the difference.  Because a Electric/Electric Defender/Corruptor can have both.

 

 

Edited April 21 by Jacke

[Scarlet Shocker]

Thanks. That's helpful but it seems they affect one another. I understood that Voltaic was basically fire and forget in instance - but it kept disappearing. Similarly the other vanished and they were never in the same place once I started moving so hard to track.

 

Pretty 1st World issues, but annoying, notwithstanding

[srmalloy]

  On 4/21/2025 at 8:58 PM, Scarlet Shocker said:

I understood that Voltaic was basically fire and forget in instance - but it kept disappearing. Similarly the other vanished and they were never in the same place once I started moving so hard to track.

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Voltaic Sentinel turns off and has to be restarted every time your character changes zone. Galvanic Sentinel, like Phantom Army, Dark Servant and Barrier Reef, has a duration, and will despawn automatically when its duration runs out. Its duration increases with the number of stacks of Static the character has when they summon the Galvanic Sentinel.

[Scarlet Shocker]

  On 4/21/2025 at 10:28 PM, srmalloy said:

 Its duration increases with the number of stacks of Static the character has when they summon the Galvanic Sentinel.

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That there is enlightening, and I did not know it. Thanks

[Derek Icelord]

Voltaic Sentinel also turns off if you get mezzed.

[Wavicle]

  On 4/21/2025 at 10:28 PM, srmalloy said:

Its duration increases with the number of stacks of Static the character has when they summon the Galvanic Sentinel.

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Wow really? I had no idea.

 

EDIT: Trying to confirm that this is true, no luck yet.

 

EDIT 2: This appears NOT to be the case. Tested with and without charges of Static, 2 minute duration either way. If someone has seen different I'm curious to hear about it.

Edited April 22 by Wavicle

[srmalloy]

  On 4/22/2025 at 8:41 PM, Wavicle said:

EDIT 2: This appears NOT to be the case. Tested with and without charges of Static, 2 minute duration either way. If someone has seen different I'm curious to hear about it.

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I was citing the wiki page on Electrical Affinity:

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Summons a Galvanic Sentinel to your aid. The Galvanic Sentinel shocks and weakens your foes. The duration of the Galavanic Sentinel scales with the number of stacks of Static you have. Galvanic Sentinel will consume all stacks of Static. The Galvanic Sentinel can be buffed and healed, and may be targeted with your Circuit powers.

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And yes, 'Galavanic' is a typo on the wiki page.

[Wavicle]

  On 4/23/2025 at 2:19 PM, srmalloy said:

I was citing the wiki page on Electrical Affinity:

And yes, 'Galavanic' is a typo on the wiki page.

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Not sure where that info on the wiki came from, maybe an early beta version of the power? Definitely seems not to be the case. I believe Static increases the jumps from Circuit powers, and has some kind of buff for Defibrillate, but nothing for Galvanic.