Dust 514 is a first person shooter with MMO elements, where players take on the role of freelance mercenaries available to hire by Eve Online players. They will also be able to seize territory for their own corporations.
Combat will take place on the various planets found in Eve Online, each of which will offer a unique map. Planets will be divided into large districts, which hold resources and installations that players must fight for control over.
Matches revolve around the capture of territory and the depletion of the enemies' clones. The goal of each team will be to destroy the opposing mobile command center. Players in EVE Online can lay out an Orbital Bombardment at the request of Dust 514 mercenaries, and Dust 514 mercenaries can fire orbital cannons at starships in orbit.
Both teams will have a commander who can oversee the planetary combat and make tactical decisions from a RTS-style perspective.
Players will be able to customize their characters, weapons, vehicles and dropsuits. Infantry in Dust 514 will be equipped with "dropsuits" which function similarly to the ship hulls in Eve Online. Dropsuits have various module slots which players can utilize to fit different weapons and equipment, giving players customization choices and the ability to fill specific roles.
CCP has confirmed that there will also be a survival game mode which pits players against A.I. controlled rogue drones.
