Thread:BehindTheEight/@comment-26388711-20190104231211/@comment-26388711-20190106060843

[Retired Ops] The Spec Ops Overhaul Update, on Jan 28, 2015, came with a video, introduced new ops, and all of the old ops have been phased out and replaced with newer counterparts. There were 54 first-generation Ops since its inception, and this overhaul retired 42 of the existing ops, mostly the defensive and offensive ones.

Ops retired for good

These 21 ops are completely retired and will no longer be obtainable.

Out of the 21, the majority of them, at thirteen, were defensive. The common and uncommon ones are regarded as the least useful Ops in the game.

Six offensive Ops were totally retired.

Only the looting Tactical Ops were retired. However, Master Thief has been replaced by Master Loot, but it mixes the logo with the Operative logo.

Updated Ops: These four Ops have the same name and the same icon, but with upgraded effects. You have highlighted the new ops in red.

It is interesting to note that all of them are Offensive.

New 2nd-Generation Ops: 16 ops with new names have been created, but they all share the same icon. Many of the names are no longer related to their icons - and the Op "And Brimstone" is just plain awkward.

Two of them still have the same name, but the op icons have been mixed up.

It is interesting to note that all of the ops with mixed-up patches are not Rare.