<s>
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
(	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
CCP	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
took	O
place	O
in	O
New	O
Eden	O
and	O
was	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
CCP	O
's	O
game	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
took	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
universe	O
as	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
set	O
21,000	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
backstory	O
explains	O
that	O
humanity	O
,	O
after	O
using	O
up	O
the	O
Earth	O
's	O
resources	O
,	O
began	O
to	O
colonize	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Milky	O
Way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
capsuleers	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
elite	O
starship	O
pilots	O
made	O
immortal	O
using	O
cloning	O
technology	O
and	O
consciousness	O
transfers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
players	O
took	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
immortal	O
ground-based	O
soldiers	O
which	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
military	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
implant	O
was	O
discovered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
was	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
various	O
planets	O
found	O
in	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
each	O
offering	O
a	O
substantial	O
amount	O
of	O
unique	O
maps	O
and	O
sockets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infantry	O
in	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
were	O
equipped	O
with	O
"	O
dropsuits	O
"	O
which	O
functioned	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
ship	O
hulls	O
in	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
entities	O
had	O
two	O
different	O
health	O
meters	O
:	O
Shields	O
and	O
Armor	O
;	O
of	O
which	O
each	O
had	O
individual	O
advantages	O
and	O
disadvantages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skill	O
training	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
game	O
modes	O
in	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
were	O
Ambush	O
,	O
Acquisition	O
,	O
Domination	O
,	O
and	O
Skirmish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
players	O
were	O
mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
they	O
could	O
also	O
seize	O
territory	O
from	O
planets	O
within	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
Eve	O
universe	O
called	O
Molden	O
Heath	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
alliance	O
and	O
corporation	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Corporation	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
corporations	O
to	O
build	O
infrastructure	O
on	O
captured	O
territory	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
unclear	O
what	O
manufacturing	O
power	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
corporations	O
would	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
players	O
could	O
also	O
work	O
together	O
with	O
Eve	O
players	O
in	O
capturing	O
systems	O
in	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
's	O
factional	O
warfare	O
space	O
;	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
players	O
could	O
speed	O
up	O
or	O
slow	O
down	O
the	O
rate	O
at	O
which	O
a	O
system	O
could	O
be	O
captured	O
by	O
winning	O
battles	O
for	O
the	O
attacking	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
combat	O
within	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
took	O
place	O
,	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
on	O
planets	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
alliances	O
and	O
corporations	O
of	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
could	O
hire	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
players	O
as	O
mercenaries	B-Application
to	O
fight	O
for	O
control	O
over	O
planets	O
;	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
such	O
battles	O
were	O
expected	O
to	O
eventually	O
affect	O
the	O
sovereignty	O
of	O
player-run	O
political	O
powers	O
in	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orbital	O
bombardments	O
allowed	O
a	O
player	O
in	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
to	O
provide	O
direct	O
assistance	O
to	O
friendly	O
forces	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
in	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
player	O
in	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
were	O
in	O
position	O
above	O
a	O
planet	O
with	O
proper	O
bombardment	O
equipment	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
fire	O
upon	O
a	O
target	O
designated	O
by	O
a	O
friendly	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
shared	O
the	O
same	O
namespace	O
,	O
so	O
a	O
player	O
in	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
could	O
not	O
choose	O
a	O
username	O
that	O
already	O
existed	O
in	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
or	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
conducted	O
by	O
Simon	O
Carless	O
of	O
Gamasutra	O
,	O
CCP	O
CEO	O
Hilmar	O
Veigar	B-Application
Pétursson	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
hoped	O
"	O
these	O
[	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
Dust	O
514 ]	O
communities	O
will	O
meld	O
over	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
bridging	O
the	O
two	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
described	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
flying-oriented	O
nature	O
of	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
infantry-oriented	O
nature	O
of	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
"	O
while	O
the	O
fleet	O
does	O
the	O
flying	O
,	O
the	O
infantry	O
does	O
the	O
dying	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brandon	O
Laurino	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
,	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
set	O
number	O
of	O
maps	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
covering	O
literally	O
a	O
universe	O
of	O
planets	O
,	O
so	O
there	O
's	O
thousands	O
of	O
different	O
maps	O
and	O
they	O
're	O
all	O
available	O
to	O
everyone	O
who	O
's	O
playing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
in	O
Cologne	O
,	O
Germany	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
a	O
short	O
trailer	O
featuring	O
real	O
time	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
CCP	O
updated	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
with	O
the	O
Tyrannis	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
developer	O
blog	O
by	O
CCP	O
mentioned	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
expansion	O
alone	O
would	O
not	O
include	O
planetary	O
combat	O
,	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
game	O
would	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
combat	O
aspect	O
by	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
"	O
project	O
military	O
force	O
for	O
attack	O
and	O
defense	O
of	O
planetary	O
installations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Planets	O
in	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
previously	O
held	O
no	O
value	O
;	O
the	O
Tyrannis	O
expansion	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
tie	O
into	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
by	O
giving	O
players	O
"	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
want	O
to	O
fight	O
over	O
[	O
the	O
planets ]	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
CCP	O
Games	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Epic	O
Games	O
China	O
in	O
2010	O
to	O
license	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
cross	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
pitting	O
Xbox	O
360	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
players	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
but	O
CCP	O
later	O
dropped	O
the	O
Xbox	O
360	O
as	O
a	O
potential	O
platform	O
;	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
was	O
determined	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
more	O
open	O
platform	O
allowing	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
server	O
Tranquility	O
,	O
whereas	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	O
Live	O
did	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
confirmed	O
after	O
E3	O
2011	O
that	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
utilized	O
Havok	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
was	O
connected	O
to	O
Tranquility	O
,	O
the	O
live	O
production	O
server	O
of	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
mitigate	O
any	O
performance	O
issues	O
that	O
this	O
might	O
have	O
on	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
CCP	O
designed	O
a	O
server	O
architecture	O
such	O
that	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
gameplay	O
was	O
run	O
on	O
various	O
"	O
battle	O
clusters	O
"	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
server	O
clusters	O
would	O
handle	O
all	O
the	O
latency	O
sensitive	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
aspects	O
of	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
Eve	O
cluster	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
would	O
only	O
communicate	O
with	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
for	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
character	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
CCP	O
's	O
2012	O
Fanfest	O
,	O
even	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
,	O
CCP	O
had	O
already	O
revealed	O
ideas	O
for	O
expansions	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
CCP	O
's	O
2014	O
Fanfest	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
revealed	O
that	O
development	O
would	O
be	O
split	O
between	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
and	O
Project	O
Legion	O
,	O
a	O
prototype	O
for	O
a	O
PC-based	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
that	O
would	O
attempt	O
to	O
address	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
in	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
planned	O
on	O
developing	O
a	O
distinct	O
experience	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
prototype	O
that	O
was	O
more	O
aligned	O
with	O
their	O
vision	O
,	O
while	O
continuing	O
to	O
maintain	O
some	O
limited	O
development	O
of	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
announcement	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
criticism	O
from	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
base	O
,	O
leading	O
groups	O
of	O
core	O
players	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
CCP	O
was	O
abandoning	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Project	O
Legion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Eve	O
Fanfest	O
2015	O
,	O
CCP	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
Project	O
Legion	O
was	O
in	O
works	O
their	O
main	O
focus	O
was	O
on	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
CCP	O
announced	O
that	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
would	O
officially	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
CCP	O
announced	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Project	O
Nova	O
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
first-person	O
lobby	O
shooter	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
using	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
EVE	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
's	O
online	O
social	O
gaming	O
platform	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
game	B-Application
space	I-Application
for	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
space	I-Application
provided	O
information	O
about	O
mercenaries	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Eve	O
Universe	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
mini-game	O
known	O
as	O
Slay	O
,	O
a	O
tabletop	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
space	I-Application
for	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
became	O
unavailable	O
when	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
was	O
closed	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
did	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
two	O
currencies	O
:	O
Aurum	O
;	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
earned	O
or	O
bought	O
with	O
real	O
money	O
,	O
and	O
ISK	O
;	O
similar	O
to	O
but	O
non-fungible	O
with	O
the	O
primary	O
currency	O
in	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
that	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CCP	O
's	O
chief	O
marketing	O
officer	O
,	O
David	O
Reid	O
,	O
compared	O
this	O
model	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reid	O
said	O
that	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
"	O
pay-to-win	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
release	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
innovative	O
for	O
its	O
connection	O
to	O
another	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Vince	O
Ingenito	O
stated	O
that	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
's	O
incredible	O
depth	O
and	O
customization	O
were	O
eclipsed	O
by	O
its	O
poor	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
aspects	O
that	O
he	O
criticized	O
were	O
the	O
underwhelming	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
uninnovative	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
tedious	O
grind	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
reviewer	O
Paul	O
Dean	O
wrote	O
that	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
has	O
great	O
potential	O
but	O
is	O
"	O
saddled	O
with	O
a	O
very	O
dull	O
debut.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dean	O
noted	O
that	O
despite	O
having	O
interesting	O
factors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
metagame	O
and	O
social	O
connection	O
to	O
Eve	B-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
mediocre	O
and	O
contained	O
many	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
Alex	O
Locher	O
of	O
PlayStation	O
Universe	O
praised	O
the	O
unique	O
nature	O
of	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
,	O
commending	O
its	O
technological	O
accomplishments	O
and	O
meaningful	O
player	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Locher	O
remarked	O
,	O
"	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
some	O
superficial	O
and	O
meaningless	O
military	O
shooter	O
;	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
pioneering	O
endeavour	O
of	O
programming	O
,	O
technology	O
and	O
consumer	O
communication	O
that	O
has	O
already	O
created	O
something	O
unlike	O
you	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
in	O
gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
having	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
the	O
publisher	O
CCP	O
Games	O
Hilmar	O
Veigar	B-Application
Pétursson	O
said	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
very	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Dust	B-Application
514	I-Application
is	O
a	O
profitable	O
business	O
of	O
the	O
company.	O
"	O
</s>
