An Operative in combat, note the Hacking Device
The Operative is a Class featured in Brink.
Overview
Infiltrate enemy lines, interrogate opponents for intelligence and sabotage the enemy's efforts.
The Operative functions as the special forces or spy who focuses on flanking the enemy to sabotage their efforts. Operatives come equipped with a Portable Hacking Device, used to gain control of various devices and complete Hacking Objectives. They can also disguise themselves as enemy players, allowing them to successfully infiltrate enemy lines in order to complete their tasks.
The Operative spends most of their time behind enemy lines, away from their teammates. As such, the Operative has several abilities aimed to indirectly combat the enemy and facilitate quick escapes when necessary.
Equipment
- Portable Hacking Device
- Disguise Kit
Hacking
Hacking an Objective
Hacking may be done short or long ranged, but the closer you are the faster the object is hacked. This must be done by connecting to the terminal you intend to hack, i.e. getting in close contact.
While you are hacking you may move around within the hacking range, but you emit a beeping sound. If you are interrupted you may momentarily stop hacking and reconnect at the terminal when the area is safe.
Engineers can reverse the progress of a hack using their repair tool. If the progress is reset to 0, the hacking terminal is removed and must be replaced before an Operative can begin hacking again.
Disguise
Disguising as enemies
Operatives can also disguise themselves as enemies by approaching any downed opponent and interacting with their body, even if the body type is different. If an enemy spots you while interacting, the disguise will fail.
Your actions are a big part of how enemies know who is friend and who is foe. Friendly fire is enabled by default, and as such, enemies must be careful when checking for disguised Operatives.
Disguises are removed if the Operative fires or interacts with an Objective. They may also be removed if the player is hit by an enemy Homing Beacon, according to the description on the Standard Operative Kit.
Abilities
| Operative Abilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Icon | Name | Description |
| File:BRINK Operative icon.png | Standard Operative Kit | Operatives can complete Hack Objectives and disguise themselves as Downed enemies. This disguise lasts until you interact with an objective, fire a weapon or are hit by an enemy Homing Beacon. Enemies may suspect you, but can’t be sure without actually killing you. If an enemy sees you in the act of disguising, your disguise will also fail. |
| File:BRINK firewall icon.png | Firewall Command Post | Firewall Command Post makes it take longer for an enemy to capture your team’s Health or Supply Command Post. This is accomplished by accessing the Command Post wheel for an extended period of time. During this process, a progress meter will appear on screen. |
| File:BRINK Unknown2 icon.png | Unknown Ability 1 |
Suspected to be the ability that allows you to detect Operatives on the opposing team that are in disguise.Or possibly to get other players to think one of them is a spy. |
| File:BRINK comms hack icon.png | Comms Hack | Comms Hack lets you extract tactical intel form incapacitated enemies. If successful, every enemy’s location will be shown on your teammate’s radar, giving your team a huge advantage. The effect will only last for a brief time. |
| File:BRINK sticky icon.png | Sticky Bomb | Sticky Bomb lets you throw a powerful grenade which sticks to any enemy it touches and can only be removed by their team mates. Enemies can destroy the sticky bomb by shooting at it while still on the ground. There is a Cooldown period between successful uses. |
| File:BRINK Caltrops icon.png | Caltrops | A caltrops/smoke grenade that covers the nearby area in smoke and also releases spikes, injuring any playerwho walks on them. |
| File:BRINK hack icon.png | Hack Turret | Hack Turret lets you reprogram an enemy turret to become a friendly turret, owned by you. Approaching the enemy turret from behind to improve your chances of hacking it. |
| File:BRINK Control icon.png | Control Turret | Control Turret allows you to take remote First Person control of friendly turrets. To initiate remote control, first place the device on the turret, and then interact with it from a distance. |
| File:BRINK cortex icon.png | Cortex Bomb | The Cortex Bomb is a surgically planted explosive charge that can be detonated when you’re incapacitated, eliminating any nearby enemies. |
| File:BRINK EMP icon.png | EMP Grenade | An EMP (electro-magnetic pulse) grenade can temporarily disable turrets, vehicles, and timers on equipment such as hacking tools and blast charges. |
