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Why is the dreaded "escort mission" universally hated by gamers, despite developers constantly putting it into games?

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Why is the dreaded "escort mission" universally hated by gamers, despite developers constantly putting it into games?

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Why is the dreaded "escort mission" universally hated by gamers, despite developers constantly putting it into games?
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