Why not just give all ships the same top speed but different acceleration speeds? Something like 2K top that could take a cat almost a whole minute to achieve.. I am MORE than sure it has been talked about countless or maybe even tested at a time I was a wee lad.. but If that is the case I would love to know the answer to the Q's. It seems silly to me, and from what I can tell - lots of other people, but being able to just literally outrun someone in space is annoying and boring gameplay. In the atmosphere maybe we can talk about how aerodynamics plays a part in top speed and how that gives ships like the M50 an advantage. But is there a reason this ^^ is a bad idea? I think the entire game would benefit from a higher TOP speed for all ships and we can excuse it universally as a game design choice. Surely CIG doesn't intend for the state of the game to continue as it is in regards to this topic though surely... that would be horrific, wouldn't it? For racers and combat pilots alike.