Contact Surkov at Moscow Office is a mission from Operation Blood Feud set in Moscow.
Summary[]
After getting rescued from the U.S. Embassy, Sergei Surkov offers to meet with Thorton and provide the information on Halbech's contact in Moscow.
Available Intel[]
None.
Objectives and Walkthrough[]
Meet with Surkov[]
Surkov suggests that a Russian mobster, Konstantin Brayko, may be the man dealing with Halbech. You will also encounter Championchik, a former Olympic gold medalist in boxing, who is serving as Surkov's bodyguard.
There is a single important choice in this mission, and it's in the 1st dialogue. Choosing the first "PDA" option will skip the conversation and make you miss out on hearing Surkov confess that he worked with Halbech before. This will disable the option to interrogate Brayko about Surkov's real role in Halbech's dealings, and as a result, the mission Prevent Surkov's Escape will not unlock. Select any response other than "PDA" to be able to unlock this mission later.
Surkov will comment on your outfit choice after greeting you:
- Combat: "Judging from that armor you're wearing, I take it you're being cautious? I hope you haven't received word of an attack on this building."
- Utility: "That outfit of yours has enough pockets to hold a toolbox. Are you here to check the Internet cable?"
- Stealth: "With that outfit you're wearing, I almost didn't see you come in. Are you planning to sneak out of here once you speak to me?"
- Civilian: "After the incident at the Embassy, I'm glad we can talk under more relaxed circumstances... without the armor."
- Sergei Surkov - 1st dialogue
- Halbech
- Proposal - Surkov -1
- Information
- PDA - Ends conversation.
- Sergei Surkov - 2nd dialogue
- Angry - Dossier: Konstantin Brayko
- Casual - Dossier: Konstantin Brayko
- Criminal - Dossier: Konstantin Brayko
- PDA - Ends conversation. Will miss the dossier.
- Sergei Surkov - 3rd dialogue
- Location?
- Dealing? - Surkov -1
- Information?
- Leave - Ends conversation.
- Sergei Surkov - 4th dialogue
- No deal - Doesn't affect anything, as you will accept his help anyway. Surkov -1
- Agreeable
- Deal - Surkov +1
- PDA - Ends conversation.
- Dossier: Championchik
Conversation with Henry Leland[]
Leland will discuss the fate of the Embassy marines, the identity of the attackers and the mission handler.
- Henry Leland - 1st dialogue
- Angry
- Dismissive - Leland +2
- Regretful
- Henry Leland - 2nd dialogue
- Fuck off
- Bluff - Leland +1
- Reveal Help
- Henry Leland - 3rd dialogue / Only if Albatross was the handler
- Sis. - Leland +1
- Sis? - Leland +1
- What? - Leland +1
- You always get Leland +1 when Michael talks about Surkov's past, regardless of the amount of intel on Surkov.
Choices and Consequences[]
Consequences of Previous Missions[]
- This mission would not be available if you choose to cripple Surkov in the previous mission. Other than that, Surkov's attitude will remain the same whether he was hostile to Michael and drawn the gun on him or if he was friendly from the start — and if you earned or lost his respect in the end.
Consequences in Following Missions[]
- Choosing the first "PDA" option will skip the conversation and make you miss out on hearing Surkov confess that he worked with Halbech before. This will disable the option to interrogate Brayko about Surkov's real role in Halbech's dealings in the next mission, and as a result, the mission Prevent Surkov's Escape will not unlock. Selecting any other response will enable you to unlock it later.
- None of the dialogue choices (other than "PDA") will have an effect on Surkov's behavior in Prevent Surkov's Escape. You can make Surkov dislike you (down to -3 through Suave options), but this will not have any consequences. There were reports that it changes Surkov's attitude towards Michael in Prevent Surkov's Escape, but actually all you have to do is choose Aggressive/Suave dialogue options when talking with Surkov at the Embassy, which will make you lose his respect and lead to a fight against Championchik. If you were Professional at the Embassy, then he would remain respectful towards you even with negative reputation.