I am really surprised how many people prefer/like TB.
Ironically BG was the game that made TB combat obsolete to me and also changed the whole community at the time it was released.
RTwP for me is the perfect balance between action and tactical gameplay and even some JRPGs started to use it at some extent.
In easy and even some moderate battles you don't even need to pause if you want.
In TB, it is hard to justify a group of enemies cluster (usually they outnumber you, especially in a group of 4) while you just watch. Or you cannot move simultaneously or try to block casters.
TB is just an archaic system and I would had accept better if Larian went to full action game rather than TB.
