Implement Mission Direction on Faction Terminals

Implement Mission Direction on Faction Terminals
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Proposal
Make the same mechanic that exists for picking a direction to filter mission terminal results, also apply to the faction terminals. I.E. the ability to filter the generated missions by the cardinal and ordinal directions.
Justification
The mechanic already exists for the mission terminals, with some groups using it for credits as well as XP. I have not found a good reason that this shouldn't be an option for the faction missions as well.
Motivation
I would like to see a reduction in the number of times I'm clicking on a given faction terminal to get two missions going in a similar direction. Both to make my trips more concise, and to reduce the repetitive strain injury risk. I feel like the time saved in earning credits and GCW points would be minimal, but the reduction in annoyance would be very significant.
I have a very simple suggestion, in that I'd like to see the direction-picking mechanic from the standard mission terminals also work for the faction terminals. Originally I was converned about suggesting a time-saver on a method used for earning credits, but the mechanic already exists for mission terminals, which people do use for credits sometimes. Additionally, I feel like the time saved would not be the significant part, as it's more annoying to repeatedly click through the Refresh button for missions in a similar direction than it is slow. The reduction in annoyance and extra clicking would be the real gain here.
 
I generally feel like all mission terminals should.
Thanks, I did think about expanding this somewhat, but the truth is I'm not familiar enough with any of the mission terminals other than the nest-destroying variety, and didn't want to speak on something I didn't have personal experience with.
 
Agreed, I'd like for this feature to end up on other mission terminals too (inc ent), will watch this post to see how much interest there is from the wider community x)
 
I've now had several people mention to me on the game discord that they either thought the mechanic was already present, or were mystified by it's absence as well.
 
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I agree. Entertainer & Artisan missions also don't have it. (Explorer missions don't either, but they shouldn't anyway.) Upvoted.
We need emojis in here! <3 <3 <3 100% agree - Directional would be amazing on the Mission Terminals.

(also agree would not make sense for Explorer Terms to be directional)