I am a Total Annihilation fanboy, so this is obviously exciting news to me, but ignoring that, this could really help bring a new face to 'RTSs' which have stagnated probably worse than any other genere (that are actually selling).
All this time, a good 10 years, and TA is STILL my favorate RTS, with the only other game matching it being Dawn of War. This isn't fanboyism, it's simply that no other RTS since has done as many things right.