Well, I for one agree with you BugMeNot. I too really dislike the turn based combat. But I'm afraid that opinion isn't going to win us very many friends around here.
Nothing wrong with disliking turn based combat. But then you're trying to play a wrong game here.
You do have a point. To be honest, I always knew I wasn't going to like turn based combat. But this game is moddable!
So my hope is that modders can eventually tweak the combat to make it suit all types of players (those who love turn based and those of us who prefer real time).
Because apart from the combat, I really like the rest of the game. I just wish the combat was more like the first 'Divine Divinity' game.