Swatting a fly with a Buick

[ArgusSK]

Hi Steve. I'm a bit confused by the rules in superheroic campaigns about using objects as improvised weapons. If I hit someone with a baseball bat, I'll do a lot more damage than I would with my fist. Similarly, shouldn't it hurt more if a superhero hits a villain with a car or a streetlight or something, as opposed to just punching? The rule states that the maximum damage that can be done is the character's regular STR damage, up to the object's DEF+BODY. Am I missing something here?

[Steve Long]

Re: Swatting a fly with a Buick

 

I assume you're asking from a 5th Edition perspective, since the 6E rules are different (and, I think, better). But the answer is No, you're not missing anything.