Boomerangs not returning after portal projectile lava shot

[petercordia]

I was trying to use portal projectile boomerangs to clear out smiting enemies who were behind a grate, and I after a while I noticed that I had fewer boomerangs left than I thought I should.
Turns out the boomerangs were falling into the lava which the smiters were flying above. I was losing every single boomerang I launched.

Does anyone know whether this is intentional, and does anyone think this is a good feature?

This is in version 0.24 in case it matters.

[stormdragon]

Returning and penetration brands are ignored when using portal projectile. My guess is that it's intentional, but I don't know for sure. It can make you think twice about using Portal Projectile, so I think it's a good feature, but I don't have a strong opinion about it.