Guild Wars 2

My mesmser was my 1st lvl 80, got her there within 3-4 weeks of the game release and have played staff for most of the time since, so i know my staff skills very well and how they work.
Aside from the usual problem with Phase retreat #2 staff skill of getting stuck in terrain/graphics, below map etc, (although it don’t happen as often now days as it used to) I have another issue with this skill, which has been bugging me for sometime. It began either after November or December patch not sure which but its been there a while now. I keep hoping with each new patch it would get fixed, but so far nothing has changed.
Basically what happens after i use this skill, 90% of the time i find myself facing away from the enemy, ie my back turned to them which i find very disorienting. This never used to happen, it would always jut me backward in the right direction. So if i’m facing enemy when using the skill, then i would still be facing them after the execution. Now, as i say, most of the time it turns me about face, where i’m facing away from the enemy.

Is anyone else experiencing this? I’m wondering if this is a bug or is it working as intended?

I started my Mesmer in early Jan, but I think I know what you mean. I have 180 degree turn bound to my left Shift key though, so it kinda sucks but I can just ram that quick and I’m facing the right direction.

I experience this sometimes when I use blink.
I think what the game does is this: where you land, if you’re near any enemy, it will face you in the direction of the nearest enemy. 99% of the time this is not the direction I want to be facing and wish it would keep me facing the same direction I was when I used the skill.