I agree with that. I'm not saying that Diablo is a classic RPG, only that it has some RPG elements, that most of of action games don't, for which reason I decided to agree with calling it 'action RPG'. It's definitely more than hack&slash action game.
If anyone asked me to recommend a RPG for him, I would never go with Diablo. But if somene asked 'Do you know a RPG that doesn't have a really complicated level advance system or character creation and lots of action in it?' then Diablo would be my first choice.
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