The game features users fighting ground battles in wars on planets in the Eve Online universe. The events that happen in this game will have an effect on EVE Online. Battles in this game can also determine who controls various planets in the EVE universe, and users in DUST 514 can interact with users from the EVE Online such as providing mercenary assistance during planet battles. According to Brandon Laurino Executive Producer of Dust 514, has stated that there will not be a set number of maps at launch, "We are covering literally a universe of planets, so there's thousands of different maps and they're all available to everyone who's playing." and that "There won't be some section of the universe that's blocked off."