The idea that something is better just because it is electric and new is just fanciful. However, if the advances in electric motor and battery technology were as fast as computer growth and processing power, we might see some viable alternatives but we still struggle with generation and storage for electric power.
The idea that because something is new it is somehow less capable or even a "fantasy" is also false. Massive advancements have been made in electric technology. Serious research began a decade ago, full scale ground testing of an ETR last year. An ETR first and foremost must meet the requirements of being a tail rotor, hence the careful development. If regulations or operations give an advantage to an ETR equipped aircraft, then it will happen. However I think that we are gradually moving towards all electric aircraft, the VTOL version is unlikely to look like a conventional helicopter, development may therefore diverge.
Out of personal interest what rate of RIPS failures are people experiencing?