Battlesuits for smaller users...

[Icelander]

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Likewise, does the Ferrari lose horsepower when I drive it? I'm pretty sure that, if I put my foot down and keep it down, it's eventually going to hit its top speed. It may take me twice as long as someone who's got better (for instance) DX than me, but... well, it's the engineers who designed the car that set its limits, not the person who's flooring the gas pedal.

You know that a car has more than one gear, right? So putting the foot down and keeping it down succeeds only at revvying the engine high enough to burn it out eventually and nets you less than half the maximum speed of the vehicle.