Originally Posted by Lucky Day 
you don't hear that everyday on this site: disappointment over Isometric instead of FP.
I'm guessing that it would be like what happened to Mechwarrior then, becoming a different game entirely.
Like MechCommander?
From the way the website words thing, it looks like this is just a digital version of the board game. I hope it comes with a powerful map editor, because that could really give it a long life