Action RPG's can more exciting than turn-based classic RPG's, but classic RPG's allow for the necessity of strategy more so than the run-and-gun. They are also generally less stress-inducing, so both are on pretty equal levels for me. Ultimately, it really depends on the game. While I like games like Borderlands it always feels a bit impersonal. Action RPGs tend to lack that more personal element that you feel when you're playing a character in third person.