User blog comment:JoeRamirez/Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Weapons Wishlist./@comment-4073539-20110618144516/@comment-1399757-20110619143310

Special Ops adds to the excitement I would guess, so essentially I would assume it is marketing. You aren't playing as just a "grunt in a uniform", you're a highly-talented individual with above-average abilities going into situations that no one else dares to, with ten-zillion bad guys coming from every nook and cranny spraying bullets and grenades - and your team and yourself take 'em out and keep moving on...

I think it would be nice to see some standard troop action though.