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[Torquemada]

I was wondering if anyone knows (for certain) if our top speed is still capped at 140kph? I realise you can get a figure that shows you're above 140kph but are you really going faster than that or just stopped at the 140?

[Monkey Bone]

148-149 is the cap right now i think

[MuonNeutrino]

As far as I can tell, the current speed cap, if it exists, is higher than 150 kph.

My raven has an indicated speed of 150.15 with speed tweak. I have a friend with a jenner that goes 134.97 after tweak, and the other week we arranged a small test. We both went out into the water on forest and started running full tilt, and he timed how fast I was gaining on him. As far as he could tell, I was pulling away at somewhere between 4 and 5 meters per second. If you work out the math, 15.18 km/h is about 4.2 meters per second, so I was definitely getting the advantage of the full 15 kph difference in indicated speeds.

Therefore the speed cap, if any, is somewhere higher than 150 km/s.

[Chillicon]

I think the cap is at 140. A teammate skilled a 2d and was without speedtweak as fast as me with speedtweak. With same Layout.

[Bfvmg]

I dnt think so. Above 150 I am sure.
I was playing my founders jenner during double XP weekend, and I was constantly outrunning all the ravens (etc) that were *only* running 140-145.
My Jenny shows 152.6 (i think its .6)

Would have to do a *Scientific* test to be sure though.

[Voidsinger]

Fastest Mech is the Cicada, which pulls about 153kph. (Maxing out at 8.5* mass)

The Death's Knell should be as fast or faster , but PGI messed up and didn't let it get the 215 engine it should have (8.6*25).

[Tennex]

seems like it'd be okay to lift the restrictions

[Kousagi]

I do think the cap is still 140. There was a pile of people that tested this not too long ago, and thats what they come up with. Though you can test it yourself. I know all my lights only go 140, and they have no problems keeping pace with any other light. The only thing you have to remember is that the bigger engines still give slightly better accel/turn rate, so its just a factor.

For everyone else, yes, your display may show you going 150 but you are really going 140, since that is a cap placed by the game itself...