Operatives

Operatives are the first type of Specialists to be introduced in the game.

Overview
There are currently five known Operatives in the game and one about to be released.

Operatives are free to use anything in the weapons category. They can also use Specialist Items and Abilities that are only usable by them. An operative can use more specialist items temporarily by buying a Specialist 2 Slot License. Their Body Category are completely off limits which means that any Head Gear, Face Gear, Backpack, and Vest equipped on the Operative would result in the Operative being removed.

Operative Items
As mentioned above, Operatives have their own items and abilities that only they can use. Here are the current items that an operative can use:

Weapons

 * Medkit
 * Stamina Kit
 * First Aid Kit
 * Flamethrower
 * M32 Grenade Launcher
 * M32 Incendiary Bomb
 * M32 Stun Grenade
 * M134 Minigun
 * Claymore
 * M93 Hornet
 * Auto-Turret
 * Caltrops
 * Satellite Scanner
 * Airstrike Designator - LGB
 * Airstrike Designator - Napalm
 * Remote Grenade

Abilities

 * Warlord
 * Eagle Eye
 * War Cry

Other items

 * Specialist 2 Slot License
 * Specialist Backpack License

Classic Specialist
Classic Specialists or Classic Operatives comprise of the original Specialist before they were nerfed and updated in the Best of the Best Update.

There are five known classic operatives, Classic Viper, Classic Scorpion, Classic Hawk, Classic Raven, and Classic Captain Souza. During the Changing of the Guard Sale, the Classic Operatives were on sale for permanent duration/discount for the last time before they were removed from the game.

Criticism
The the arrival of the Operatives sparked many widespread criticism as well as many praises. Many were angry by the fact that specialist could access many weapons that are not usable to Base Characters and Mercenaries

Operatives are considered to unbalanced to many people due to their exclusive weapons and unfair speed and protection. Many players have asked Nexon to remove the Operatives or at least add a "No Specialists" option. Later Nexon rebalanced the Operatives and added a game option named "Duty Roster (one must need Battle Master to use this) which prevents the usage of Specialist in certain game mode.

Many Operatives are looked down upon because of their exclusive weapons and unfair statistics. Despite this, they were very popular, and most games would have at least two specs in the game.

Trivia

 * As of the New Blood Update, one can buy a Operative starting at SSG 1.
 * Captain Souza is the only specialist to not have a codename and not to be named after a predator or animal.
 * Captain Souza is the only Operative that can not be bought in the store in Combat Arms NA.
 * Captain Souza was nerfed in a later update.
 * As of the March 2013 Patch, Nexon released a game option named "Duty Roster"  which prevents Specialists from coming in their game. (This option does not work in Quarentine Regan Mode)
 * Every Operative have their own weapon
 * Codename: Lynx is a new leaked Operative that is coming out somewhere in October.
 * Every Operative follows the tradition of being named after a predator or an animal. (Excluding Cpatain Souza)