No it just has all the elements of one.
And you are not an idiot.
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What RPG elements does it have? I'm curious what you think about that.
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A leveling system that directly affects the player, a loot system based off RNG. Also has free roaming elements. Yes Destiny is a fps, but it is also rpg styled.
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Dead Island/Dying Light are both the same way. That's not considered an RPG, though. Anything else?
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They actually are by many reviewers. Only an idiot says Destiny is not an RPG. It has also been called an mmo.
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Which it is neither.
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Never said it was a rpg. Just rpg styled. Also the ability to create your own character, although limited options in my tastes.
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Its not that Destiny is special in some sense or that its "new" either. I wouldn't call those RPG specific elements, I mean at this day and age in gaming, those aspects are pretty common across the various genres.
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Your ignorance! It's Super Effective!!!!!!!!
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True. But borderlands is considered an rpg, despite being semi linear like Destiny. I don't consider Destiny a rpg despite it having a rpg feel. I rest my case. Going on a tangent, as much as I am excited for taken king, once fallout 4 comes out I'm dropping Destiny for maybe 2 months.