Well we agree to disagree then. You think levelling and XP is all that a game needs to have to be classified as an RPG. I on the other hand feel it's more complex than that as I have stated earlier on this topic. And that's all there is to it. Our opinions differ on this subject. And yes I'm calling them opinions and not facts. Because we can both say we are speaking facts and we are according to our own definition of what an RPG is. But what that definition is, that's each based on our own opinions of what it should be.Yeah, but certain things like the definitions of RPGs shouldn't be left to opinions, for example, the definition of an RPG video game is a video game that uses stats, had experience points, levelling up(or something that resembles those things), if a game has those things, it's an RPG, if it doesn't , it's not an RPG, those aren't my opinions, those are facts
If you say those aspects do not define an RPG, then nothing does, and thus RPG is no longer a genre.
I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be a jerk.
I could list games that have levels and XP and are not RPGs. Three that come to mind are Hearthstone, Starcraft 2 and Heroes of the Storm. I'm sure there is more out there.
But as I said earlier in this post, we both agree to disagree. It's not about facts as you claim. It's about opinions. And how we each classify what an RPG is. And by this understanding neither of us is wrong, it's just what be believe.