The Weekly Grind - Oct 21, 2025

[h2]Welcome back to The Weekly Grind.
[/h2][p]Let’s get to it![/p][p]
What’s going on?
[/p][p]First things first, welcome to Skate-o-Ween! Our first seasonal in-game event is running from Oct 21 - Nov 11, 2025 with updates to the city’s community parks, new event challenges, and gear for you to get through those event challenges. For more details on Skate-o-Ween, check out our event blog.[/p][p]
The team is working on update 0.28.5, targeting release Thursday, to help address several issues affecting players. You’ll find a list of the bugs the team is tackling down below in our Known Issues section. [/p][p]
We did note that last Thursday there was an issue with a Seasonal Daily Task that required earning 2 stars 4 times in Stunt Challenges but there weren’t enough Stunt Challenges on the map. That’s totally on us and the team reconfigured rotations on Friday, Oct 17 to prevent this from happening in the future. We’ll keep you updated on next steps once we’ve locked them regarding that Daily Task completion issue. [/p][p]
Also, we hear everyone loud and clear on the soft lock issues and we've been manually fixing those for players since Early Access release. As of Friday, we pushed another softlock fix, with more fixes on the way. If you haven’t yet, make sure to share your details on the Mega Thread as we need to fix these individually for the time being.  [/p][p]
We appreciate your dedication and sticking with us in Early Access as we work through these issues. Make sure to check our official skate_status account on X to keep up-to-date with news and info as it comes out. [/p][p]
We love seeing all your clips![/p][p]
On October 20th, we launched our first skate. UGC contest where you can design a shirt to be in-game. Check the official rules for details and hit up the #skate-tshirt-contest channel in the official Discord to drop your submission. Check here for details, rules, and the legal stuff.[/p][p]
As usual, last week saw some amazing clips, videos, and screenshots, and we wanted to share a few that caught our eye. Remember: if you want to possibly be featured in The Weekly Grind, make sure to share yours (screenshots, videos, clips) via skate.reel.[/p][p]
Tie-dye dreams in the House of Rolling Reverence, Credit: ToSwagy21[/p][p]
[/p][p]It’s a vibe. - Credit: DreadHead Hippy[/p][p][/p][p]Hangin’ in SV with the crew - Credit: Thugster[/p][h3]
Weekly Calendar[/h3]

• [p]skate. October 2025 UGC T-Shirt Contest started Oct 20, 2025[/p]
• [p]The Weekly Grind! (that’s today)[/p]
• [p]Server Maintenance - Oct 21, 2025 starting at 9:50AM PT for up to 30 minutes[/p]
• [p]Skate-o-Ween kicks off for 3 weeks[/p]
• [p]Patch Notes & Known Issues for Update 0.28.5[/p]
• [p]Update 0.28.5 (Thursday)[/p]

[h3]Coming Up: [/h3]

• [p]Halloween Sweepstakes in Discord[/p]

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Part of The Weekly Grind will be dedicated to sharing current Known Issues the team is tracking for bugs & issues, any active deployments/fixes, and next steps. (This is not an exhaustive list of all tracked issues.) [/p]

• [p]Softlock/Progression Stuck Issues (Ongoing)[/p]
  • [p]We're working on a long term fix that will take some time, so while we do that, as mentioned above please submit via the Mega Thread here for us to individually help you.[/p]
  • [p]Fix: Fixes are ongoing, with more rolling out between 0.28 and 0.29.[/p]
• [p]Tasks not working after daily reset. [/p]
  • [p]We’re pushing out a backend code optimization to prevent tasks not resetting/working after the daily rollover on Tuesday, Oct 21, 2025 at 10PM PT. [/p]
  • [p]Please let us know in the skate. Bugs & Issues forums if you continue to experience this after this backend fix goes live. [/p]

• [p]Body flips often fail to register during the Double Trouble Season 1 Challenge[/p]
• [p]Input for one-foot ollies can be inconsistent [/p]
• [p]Xbox X|S players may notice the update is much larger on their console than for PC and PS players[/p]
• [p]Slam target showing up/staying on when not in a Slam Challenge[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: Restart game.[/p]

• [p]Co-Op challenges fail to start for some party members[/p]
  • [p]We’re working on a solution and will keep you updated on our progress.[/p]
• [p]Some PC users experiencing very long loading screens after logging in[/p]
  • [p]Fix: Will be fixed in the next update. [/p]
• [p]Stuck on Isle of Grom[/p]
  • [p]We’ve previously pushed out a fix so that new players won’t run into this issue, and have continued to help skaters that are stuck so they can enter San Vansterdam. If you still can’t take the ferry, please report it in our megathread.[/p]
• [p]Infinite Loading Issues[/p]
  • [p]We’re tracking an issue with players getting stuck in loading into San Vansterdam.[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: Make sure the game is updated (repair install, if possible). We’ve seen reports from players that loading will complete after a few minutes. [/p]
    • [p]EA App: Click … on game tile, select Repair[/p]
    • [p]Steam: Steam Library, right click game, Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity.[/p]
• [p]Unable to play Skate. due to a "connection to EA Servers" error. [/p]
  • [p]Troubleshooting: Ensure that the VPN is disabled and check that the EA App is not in offline mode. For more troubleshooting help, refer to our Connectivity FAQ.[/p]
• [p]Invisible party members when joining friend from another server[/p]
  • [p]Workaround (not 100%): After the transition, any of the 2 party members would have to teleport to the other party member so they could see one another.[/p]
  • [p]Fix: Team is currently investigating a full fix.[/p]
• [p]The replay editor often captures stuttering during export[/p]
  • [p]Due to the different way this system works across platforms, only PC is fixed at this time, and we’re continuing to work on console replay editor issues.  [/p]
• [p]Criteria for unlocking the Financial neighborhood is not showing up, causing the "Manual Extension" mission to not appear[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: You can get to the Financial Neighborhood (Market Mile) by doing more Challenges. Get that XP.[/p]
  • [p]Fix: We’re working on a fix to be implemented as part of other various progression issues between 0.28 and 0.29.[/p]
• [p]skate.Pass UI Bug preventing highlighting of preferred items from previous pages[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: Close the skate.Pass menu and re-open it.[/p]
  • [p]Fix: Team is working on a fix[/p]