Guild Wars 2

I’m really getting frustrated with how inconsistent shadowstepping works, either it be with steal, shadowstep, infiltrator’s signet, infiltrator’s strike, etc. At times I’m able to shadowstep through several walls whereas a bump in the ground will screw me over.

Over time I have a general idea on where this ability works and where it doesn’t but I still run into this problem quite frequently as a thief who relies almost completely on this mechanic (not stealth).

Is there a chance that this could ever be fixed/consistent? Or is it a “deal with it” kind of situation? I feel like they really need to streamline this so it’s just a straight up teleport rather than a gamble that doesn’t work properly within it’s own rules.

Completely agree.

+1,000,000
It almost never works for me. Getting caught on terrain is one thing; that’s just kitteny randomness.
But it almost NEVER takes me past a wall like it should. Say for example that there is a small house out in an open field in WvW. I place a Shadow Trap on one side of it, then run around to the opposite end of the house and some distance away. I activate Shadow Trap, and instead of taking me to the other side of the house, 99.9% of the time I just smack into the side of the house on the same side I was already on.
Flat and smooth terrain everywhere.

this is how teleport skills work in gw2 and all teleport skills work like this