I like how they are moving from a fictitious island to a real world region even though it's set in the year 2034?

"Blighted by the long tail of a deep-rooted economic crisis and sliding toward the threshold of war, beleaguered NATO member-states stand weakened against an ambitious, resurgent Iran.

Flooded with profits from the rich export markets of a resource-thirsty SE-Asia and the rising price of oil, bolstered by strong ties with China and strategic entente with Russia, Iran sought to expand its influence.

Deployed under the auspices of a swift humanitarian response, Turkey – decimated by a series of devastating and unprecedented natural disasters – fell within months to ruthless Iranian Armed Forces. Iran’s aggressive expansion – spilling over into Greek sovereign territory – was brought to a halt in Rhodope Prefecture with the ratification of the Jerusalem Peace Accord of 2034, which crystallised a new strategic front along the shorelines of the Aegean Sea.

With the US locked into its own proxy-wars against aggressive Chinese expansionism in the Pacific, with each year more member-states leaving NATO on the promise of Russian oil, the fragmented alliance faces the growing risk of a global conflict that they can ill-afford."

Iran allied with Russia, yeah right...

Both sides have Israeli weaponry and there's not a word about Israel and it's supposed stance on this supposed conflict is at least very wierd. Iran with Israeli weaponry it's also wierd if not "comical".
All previous setting/scenarios from BIS (from OFP to ArmA2/CO) were much more interesting and plausible/belivable, at least IMO...

Hmmm...that's...interesting....

Doesn't say Iran is allied with Russia, just that they have a "strategic entente," i.e., Russia isn't resisting Iranian expansionism. That's not necessarily unbelievable. Global politics could shift considerably by 2034. An expansionist China is certainly a possibility as well.

That said, good catch on the Iranian soldiers using the Tavor. That is... weird. I hope they offer some explanation. It is produced under license elsewhere, though. The Iranians have also used clones of foreign weapons before -- for example, see the DIO 5.56. But still.

I will say after three games put in places that can't be found on a map, it's nice to see them put one in a real world location.

Here you can find the map from ArmA II...it wasn´t fictive, only the name...

I think Takistan was a real place too in terms of satellite imagery, though I'm not sure anyone ever found exactly where it was. IIRC, somewhere in either Afghanistan or Pakistan.

I must say that I'm mostly excited over the new UI. I liked the one in "new" operation flashpoint and I'm hoping for something equally good including commanding of platoon size elements.

A slightly futuristic campaign sounds ok, as long as it's not all "magic" sensors and space weapons. I also hope the plot and voice acting has matured a bit from arma 2.

-C-

When oil really starts to run out, all sorts of weird is going to happen. Be sure.