What defines an RPG?

[Aeolus451]

Ka-pi96 said:

Aeolus451 said:

True in a sense but I wouldn't call COD a rpg or a hybrid. Many genres of games have rpg elements now. It adds a lot more depth and replayability to a game that wasn't there before. 

Haven't played COD in awhile but I don't think it really has much of that stuff. Maybe levels and exp to unlock guns or whatever online, but no actual character stats/attributes or anything right?

Basically. You can customize the perks, gear and weapon mods of your loadout. There's no actual character stats. The single player is just like any other FPS with no rpg elements.