This is a good move for the company. Ive been playing this game ALOT lately - the possibilties for using foliage for concealment are endless - the game makes stealth the primary means of getting from point A to point B - much better than "run around like a chicken with your head caught off" gameplay. Hell - one of the best "scenes" I experienced in the game was when I was laying about 6 feet from a US sniper and didnt know he was there until I heard him fire at someone - then I saw him crawl ever so slowly a few feet further up the river - I had to admire the effort for a few seconds before I shot him... he didnt see me either.
This game is going to be huge - not the next Counter Strike for the masses, but close.
I like the number 27 addition myself.