Both of these skills are essentially the same. They return you to the exact location you were standing in when you casted [Shadowstep] or [Shadow Trap].
Anet, why do both theses skills “require pathing to target”? Since they return you to the EXACT place you were already standing, you MUST have had pathing to get there in the first place.
Are the Devs really obsessed with Mesmers so much that they are the only class allowed to do Jump Puzzles?
These skills (or at least one of them) should function identically to Mesmer portals.
At least it would make thieves more viable in one aspect of PvE and it would fit the “Thief” theme perfectly.