At the risk of sounding despondent, I also was expecting a turn based game and I'm surprised so many were not.
This is pretty much where I'm at too. Not only does it more accurately represent the D&D gameplay, but it's far easier to balance, much more accessible to players (hell Pokémon uses turn-based gameplay) and it's something that the developers are experienced and comfortable with.
I would have been far more surprised if the opposite had been the case.
