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Negotiator - Spec Ops Mission

“Cash in all your karma as you head to India for high-stakes hostage extraction in "Negotiator," an all-new Special Ops mission in which you'll breach-and-clear rooms and navigate surface streets to secure the safety of your VIPs. This marks the first time Special Ops has been made downloadable online in franchise history.” - Activision

Negotiator is the sixth Elite drop and is definitely better than the past Spec Ops missions. The mission begins with you as a hostage and it’s your goal to escape and save the remaining 35 hostages. In order to save them all, you must first obtain a weapon and you must be precise with your shots. The more hostages you fail to save, the lower the score you’ll receive.

As with many missions of this variety, it’s all about trial and error. You’re not going to pass with flying colors your first way through; you must master the level in order to achieve the highest of scores. With the mission only clocking in at 3 minutes, it’s not too difficult to eventually master.

While Negotiator is much different from Black Ice, neither is particularly impressive. I’m hoping Activision will step up the quality of these missions in future Elite drops this year.

For those without Elite, these first six drops are now available in the Modern Warfare 3 Collection Pack #1. This pack includes the map and two missions discussed here, as well as the three multiplayer maps from January and February. Be sure to check back later this month for my coverage on the two April maps.