Guild Wars 2

The range indicator (red line beneath the skill when you are out of range) is inconsistent when dealing with phantasm/clone skills. Illusionary Leap and Illusionary Duelist skills for mesmer sword/pistol combo both summon illusions, but the range indicator functions differently. Both have a cast time, but the Duelist summons the phantasm if you are within range by the end of the cast time, while Leap summons the clone only if you are in range for the beginning of the cast sequence.

For instance: I am running towards an enemy, and begin casting Illusionary Duelist before I am in range for the spell (red indicator is visible). As long as I am in range when I’m done casting, the phantasm is summoned. However, if I begin casting Illusionary Leap at that time, and move into range during the channel time, the clone will NOT be summoned, making the indicators inconsistent. It will only summon a clone if you wait until you are within range when you start casting.

I bring this up because if I wait until within range to begin casting illusionary leap, I pretty much always reach the target by the time the cast finishes, making it rather useless as a leap effect in PvE.