Anyways there is not a single answer, so many players so many reasons. I am sure people can think of many more then the few that I just mentioned.

To be the very best, that no one ever was, to blitz them all is my real cause?

Personnally, I do missions to pay for my GTCs.

That's 800M every two months. I'm playing maybe 4 hours a week, and missions allow me to jump right into the action.
I tried Incursions, but it's really annoying having to wait for other people to join.

As for the limited amount of missions, well when I'm bored I just change factions ;)

I mission when I get bored gatecamping and shooting ppl in a blob.

Btw, why do you do what you do in a sandbox? It's all-so-pointless...

When this so obviously is a troll. His statement above is essentially a polite way of asking "how the hell do you people do the same thing over and over again without your head exploding?"

Which is very much "I used to be just like you until I saw the light"

You are the reason this forum needs a downvote feature.

Seriously, did you even read the thread?

. Yet he doesn't have a "How can you guys stand to PVP all day?" in warfare or C&P.

I see missioning as a means to an end, the end being blowing other people up

But I did realize that there are FAR better ways to make money and stopped running them a while ago

Probably because most of the time a thread like this is exactly that.

I mean honestly, I am curious what you expected to get out of this thread. You have made it clear the mission grind isn't for you. It clearly is for others. Where you hoping someone would say "i like missions because..." and you would suddenly be like "wow if only i did missions for that reason maybe i'd enjoy it!"

But as far as those fabled crazy folks out there who mission all day, every day, I do know of one and he missions in the system I inhabit. He's pretty weird and doesn't PvP. All he does is missions. All he trains for is more missioning ships. I don't know what his deal is, OP. He has been playing EvE since 2006. While you do seem like a troll, your question is valid, but I don't know if the people you're referring to read these forums.

What makes you think mission runners "mission endlessly"?

That's an interesting thought because I consider myself a mission runner, some of the time, but don't view myself as missioning endlessly.

So, are you only interested in mission runners who meet these particular criteria, or is this how you see mission runners?

Is this how you see mission running?

If so, your understanding of what mission running is differs quite markedly from mine. Vive la difference (however spelled).

Intriguing insert. Makes me wonder whether OP is actually interested in his posed questions or is more interested in using them as a springboard for espousing some of his views of the universe.

Hmmmm, I think we have a series of wonderful beer commercials that aptly respond to this ... Yeah right!!

2. Don't want to post as your replies mostly come across as troll-ish, even though you state they are not.

The one question I left in there makes it sound a LOT like a troll. You might not have intended it that way but on its own, maybe you'll see why some people are offended by it. You're basically belittling missioning with that question.

Already had earlier in the thread.

A better question would be: why do you care?

You replying =/= a refute.

Far more people liked my post, and other posts similar to mine than any of yours. Maybe "bait" would be a more accurate term than "troll"

If anything, hopefully you have learned that there are far fewer mindless mission grinders in EVE than you maybe had expected. I think it is fair to surmise from this thread, which holds true to the people I know in game, that a majority of mission runners are doing it as a means of generating isk for other activities.

He may not even realize he's trolling, but he is.

You're one of the better trolls I've seen, I'll give you that much. Your original post was laden with inflammatory comments and both the wording and the general tone were clearly confrontational. Your implicit message was "missions suck, how can you be so unimaginative and so unambitious as to continue on." But you know that already. Kudos, sir, kudos.

Also, if you're not playing, what are you doing? If you're no longer missioning that doesn't leave you with a lot of options. I have to ask, if you don't play EVE anymore, why are you posting and why do you give a ****?

still excellent sir. calm tone. just enough to invite comment and counterpoint and drag it out. what's giving you away right now is how quickly you're posting. patience, sir, is your only missing virtue. don't worry, one day you can join the ranks of the Greater Trolls.

:What is your goal?

Ahh did the mean missioners cause you to cry? I am sure they like your tears.

When you ask a question with as much personal bias that you have let leak through it shows your true intent and immediately pisses people off.

Missions are fun for me in small doses, trade is fun for me in small doses, pvp is fun for me in small doses, etc, etc. Its part of the game and provides some variety.

This is a game and thus 99% utterly pointless and silly.

Other than learning some business skills and some teamwork and fleet command skills, (most of which are far more applicable to EVE than to real life, yet not entirely without merit), it's a time sink.

If you are asking people why they spend time here, then ask that.

If you are NOT a troll and really just want a pep talk to keep you in the game then next time say "missions feel pointless to me now" and save everyone the reading of your VERY trollish looking post, okay?

I Just guess that there are no players in EVE that do only missioning.
But, for most players it is one way amongst many others to make ISK, fill in play time etc.

So maybe find the lonely only missioners first.

Och, and yes I mission too, amongst all other activity's in EVE.

OP seems to be trolling coz in another topic he claims to play mission lvl IV's???????????

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=44197&find=unread

Based on the fact that you don't know me and reading what you have written so far makes it unlikely that you have either the experience, education or the intelligence to make such a judgement about me...either way your opinion of me makes me giggle.

Insults like your above response are the very essence of trolling as is your original post. If you genuinely do not realize this, then YOU are inept and incompetent at this sort of conversation. You are either a VERY good troll, as unlikely as that seems, or quite obtuse and unaware of how you sound which seems much more likely. Your forum rhetoric is weak and, based on another post of yours I saw, makes one feel that you are trying hard to get people to think you are smarter and better educated than you are.

Good luck with that...here's a cookie!

BTW who does your translations? They are very good but clearly english is not your first language.

Why do I mission?

Well, It fits my playtime best of all Eve activities. I have kids/wife etc. Full time job all that hub lub. I can log on, make a little isk and log off. No worries about being on someone's schedule but my own. Ships and stuff? I don't know I guess there is a bit of carrot on a stick about them. I do personally really like the ships in this game. Being able to afford a nice well fitted boat is certainly a worthy goal in my opinion. Not the end all be all of the game, but something you should look forward to. I know people who PVP and they love finally being able to fly "x" ship or fit "x" module. I don't think mission runners have the market cornered on gear hounds.

Missions do have some valuable lessons in them for those willing to learn and adapt. Learning how to maximize your isk outlay, how to effectively work in the markets are all goal's a serious mission runner needs to undertake. Mission runners are the lifeblood of the faction module economy and being able to leverage your LP is a more or less necessary skill at this point in Eve to realize any real profits. Most mission runners also end up developing very good PVP skills ( t2 weapons and tanks) and don't realize it. Getting the use of the best modules in the game to minimize mission times is on every mission runners to do list. Those same skills allow you to have a very solid base for starting PVP down the road.

I know lots of people think of mission runners as morons. That's cool. No skin off my nose. What they don't realize is a efficient mission runner has lots of skills built up and a solid knowledge of most facets of Eve. Sure they aren't gods in a fight, or maybe even very good. There is a lot more to Eve than just shooting people though. And I think if there was a way to get people out in small cheap ships without being instantly roasted by a 10 man gate camp you'd see more people out there. As it is with huge powerblocs, constant hotdrops and general asshattery by the "PVP" public lots of people have better things to do with their hour or two of playtime a night.