[DavidG]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
It is an exploit. <- Period.

We can all do that. It is exploiting the upgrade mechanics to do something that makes no sense at all. Why would people build obselete research/mining/etc. facilities, then set about upgrading them to the latest technologies? They would just start building them with the latest equipment right off the bat... this is the sense it which it is an exploit. It makes 0 logical sense, and is only done to get an unwarranted advantage by using a loop hole in the game mechanics.

uh because old tech is cheap?? It's not an exploit period. High tech cost money so you build the cheap old one and then upgrade when you can afford it.

Foolish people on Earth buy cars whith inferior cheap technology (ie the car radio) and then 'upgrade' them later with new high tech kick *** stereos.

there are probably tons more real world examples were this kind of thing happens.

What makes 0 sense is for the game to tell me my inexpensive Faclity II's are obsolete.