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

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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.