multiplayer online battle arena

two opposing teams
destroy enemy's base to win
one main structure destroyed to win
destroying other structures within the opposing team's base may confer other benefits
defensive structures protect base
relatively weak computer-controlled units which periodically spawn at each base and travel down predefined paths toward the enemy team's base
typically 3 "lanes"
specific type of roles
player controls a single powerful in-game unit
hero stands near a killed enemy unit or kills an enemy unit, it gains experience points which allow the hero to level up
when a hero levels up, they have the ability to learn more powerful skills and abilities
when a hero dies, they have to wait a designated time, which generally increases as they level up, until they revive at their base
each player receives a small amount of gold per second from their base
moderate amounts of gold are rewarded for killing hostile computer-controlled units and larger amounts are rewarded for killing enemy heroes
gold is used by heroes to buy a variety of different items that range in price and impact
for the most part items involve improving the combat viability of the her, although there may be other items that support the hero or team as a whole in different ways
securing objectives
don't generally feature base management and army building
some have certain heroes which control a few specialized units