Guild Wars 2

Hi guys, I guess Im not only one who noticed some situation when portal just doesnt work. I would like you to share here the rules, so I could know when and mainly, why my portal doesnt work.
For me, it doesnt work on long range. I read, radar range is needed.
Then I cannot make portal in supply camp. Just doesnt work.
Last unpleasant surprise for me was SM, where I wasnt able to make portal from outer destroyed wall to inner gate. Portal failed as well from road between Overlook and SM to outer SM wall. Dunno why.

The portal range ignores the z-axes as far as I can tell. There is a limitation on the horizontal distance though. It should give you an indication on the skill what the range is, or maybe even not allow you to use it when it is out of range.

I have never experienced portal having any problems other than when I put it down out of range… well unless you count that the duration is about half that of what the tool tip tells you.

Also, it would be nice to have some sort of timer between using the portal entry and exit, so that you don’t have to try to mentally keep track of 1 minute duration, or use other cool downs as a measure of time.

The portal range is pretty much the range of your default minimap, it’s longer than the vertical side but it’s not as long as the horizontal one, with some practice, you’ll find it. (Just keep in mind where you left the portal on minimap, don’t overdo and you’ll be fine)
The cooldown is OK but it doesn’t seem to that the trait longer-lasting glamour skills affects it, I know because I use blink(30s CD) and it will always disappear upon the cooldown end of the 2nd blick. (Portal entre→Blink→30s CD→Blink→30s CD→Portal Dies).
What I would actually like is that besides an actual cooldown of portal entre I’d like to see an icon on minimap of it so I can track it easily. Because it’d actually take a lot of practice to learn the range and cooldown of it mentally.

Miscalculated the range or duration in a dungeon today (still not sure which) when i left to go fetch someone who was stuck behind several hordes with no waypoint access to where we were. ended up stuck there with him when my portal wouldn’t co-operate …. it took forever and a day to get back to the others in what was meant to be a speed run. I’d love a visible timer or range icon or some sort of indicator on the UI

Yeah I would love a range indicator, something like it goes grey when you are out of range or something simple.

Most skills have a small red bar that appears when they are in range on the icon… I haven’t used portal in a long time, but for some reason I remember that working after I laid my portal down.

I would check myself… but my original mesmer suffered a tragic smelting incident… and my new one is only level 16.

Surbrus.6942:

The portal range ignores the z-axes as far as I can tell.

It does not ignore z-axis. Tested this at the Malchor’s Leap jump- there is very little x-axis and y-axis change, but a massive z-axis change. You cannot portal from the bottom back up to the top.

Instead, it seems to be the absolute distance between the two portals, all three dimensions are accounted for.

Also, there is no red bar when the portal is out of range. I would LOVE one though, I hate wasting my portal because I was at 5004 feet instead of 5000. (I don’t know what the range actually is, but you get the point.)