I think the series is ok so far. As for what Roy Fokker is saying about it not feeling Macross... in my opinion, nothing has felt like Macross since DYRL.
The only thing that I don't like is the super over-the-top comical anime stupidity that seeps its way into the anime. Like..say.. almost anything to do with Ranka or Bobby Margot. Also I didn't like how when they fire the Macross Frontier Cannon into the Battleship in Ep 7, you have that funny Kanji spiritual crap show up on Bobby's Targeting Screen like it's supposed to be all cool and shiz or something. Honestly, that kinda stuff really detracts from the awesome battle taking place.
However, it seems like a lot of us here are old farts that favor the old Macross Formula and a lot of us will just have to accept the new direction they are going eventually. Well... most of us prolly won't give a shiz when Bandai releases all the new toys