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The exit mission button was added as a quality of life feature. It used to be that once you completed a mission, you had to run all the way back to the entrance to leave.

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Incorrect. As far back as late beta, which is when I jumped aboard, you could exit the mission just by clicking the MISSION COMPLETE text in your mission window. I guess this quote shows why they added the button.

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