What I think CCP should know is that if they do put more resources into DUST, if they do keep it alive, and reach a level where general discussion is at least 60% positive threads, that EVE will attract more customers (DUST players looking to drop orbitals and staying) and become more fun too.

The fact of the matter is, eventually someone might make a better spaceship game. Already, there exist better FPS' for people who play for the sake of a good FPS, instead of DUST's skill and diverse item system.

But where else can you find a console-FPS linked to a spaceship PC MMO? Does anyone else have the balls to try? They have something here, it could be something glorious. The lore, even down to respec tokens, I could think of ways to integrate into New Eden. To be honest, there isn't any concrete explanation for patch notes and items being removed and replaced anyway(hell, sov is getting a massive overhaul in EVE and all we can do is -magical lore wand- it into existence as if it had always been so).

I worry the reason CCP are hesitant to move further with DUST is partially because the link to New Eden is too tenuous. If that is the case, then I would argue not to get trapped by the universe you created in the first place. Stretch those boundaries a little.