Node HTTP/HTTPS [Agent in 0.10.35](https://github.com/joyent/node/blob/v0.10.35-release/lib/http.js#L1261) by default limits number of open sockets to 5 — which is a little low. By default got will use `new Agent({maxSockets: Infinity})` like new [Agent in 0.11.14](https://github.com/joyent/node/blob/v0.11.14-release/lib/_http_agent.js#L110).
You can read more about in [why pooling is evil](https://github.com/substack/hyperquest#pooling-is-evil).
To use default [globalAgent](http://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_http_globalagent) just pass `null` to this option.