Development of Knights of the Chalice Sequel Put on Hold

Heroic Fantasy Games has been taking feedback for a sequel to our 2009 Independent RPG of the Year, Knights of the Chalice, for quite some time now, and all signs seemed to indicate that it was well into development. However, now RPGWatch reports that the small team has put the sequel on hold in order to focus on a real-time strategy game instead:
Pierre Begue, designer and programmer for Knights of the Chalice, has informed me that he is currently working on an undisclosed RTS game. Both the RTS and FWE are still in the early stages of development. For the time being FWE has been put on hold while he completes the RTS game. Currently there is no deadline for either game.

The silver lining to this is that some of the code for the RTS game will be compatible with FWE. Also it doesn't sound like it will take that long to complete this game. He mentioned that it's easier for him to work on a game that will take a matter of months vs one that will take years.
I like RTS titles as much as the next guy, but why change things up when the first game was such a hit?