Just to reassure you guys - we are working on a much better FTP synchronization dialog.
There you will be able to see the exact deference between the local and remote and choose what to upload and what not. This way you will be even able to clean up your remote.
The FTP options will stay @TomD - we are just adding more options to deploy and synchronize.
But hey - it is all just a preview - so you can check it out - if you really want the remote view back, we can always bring it back.