What's the difference between the Watchwork Portal Device and the White Mantle Portal Device?

[crashburntoo.7431]

I'm most curious about whether one is a single use while the other is infinite.

[Oglaf.1074]

It is my understanding that they function entirely differently:

 

**Twisted** Watchwork will take you to a random area of the game.

 

White Mantle will emulate a Mesmer portal.

[HnRkLnXqZ.1870]

We actually have four portable gizmo-versions of portals:

 

1.) Watchwork Portal Device

- single use/consume

- short cooldown

- user creates an entry and an exit

 

2.) Twisted Watchwork Portal Device

- single use/consume

- short cooldown

- user creates only an entry

- upon use, you get teleported to a random location in tyria

 

3.) White Mantle Portal Device

- infinite use/consume

- 30 minutes cooldown

- user creates an entry and an exit

 

[EDIT]

 

4.) Experimental Teleportation Gun

- single use/consume

- short cooldown

- user creates an entry, does a long leap (900 range) and creates an exit upon landing

[Illconceived Was Na.9781]

Small note: the Twisted Watchwork destinations probably aren't entirely random. They seem to take you to a 'map completion' location, e.g. vista, POI, WP, and perhaps things like JP (start only; I haven't heard anyone getting taken to a chest). Understandably, there's relatively little comprehensive "drop rate" data on them.

 

They are, however, a potential source of great fun. Every December, they are mystaple gift choice, along with a jumping-enabled tonic and my Annual Wintersday challenge:

* Get on a lowbie toon (ideally a newly created one, if possible).

* Pop the twisted portal.

* Use the tonic.

* Return safely to LA without using any WPs or mesmer portals.

 

It's harder than it sounds, depending on where you land.

 

[Tanner Blackfeather.6509]

> @Oglaf.1074 said:

> It is my understanding that they function entirely differently:

>

> Watchwork will take you to a random area of the game.

>

> White Mantle will emulate a Mesmer portal.

 

This should be clear by the first response, but I'll reiterate: the random destination one is the **Twisted** Watchwork Portal Device.

There is a "regular" *Watchwork Portal Device* that emulates the mesmer portal in consumable form. The (much) later added White Mantle Portal Device is the same, but infinite use.