QUOTE (NateDog @ Apr 15 2009, 03:49 PM)

Like the idea and I really like how the upgrade is paid for ... automatic lower income for a set period of time while researching the upgrade. The loophole of course being that some players wouldn't join until after the cartel has the upgrades but maybe there's a way to close that loophole.
Perhaps allow cartels to charge admission fee (ie, if cartel had to pay 3 billion, have like a 30-50 million fee that could go toward later upgrades)
or delay the upgrade to newer players. (ie if the upgrade took say 36 hours, those that just join will have to wait for 36 hours after joining)