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[p]In Early Access, you’re not always going to see things working or set up as best they should. We want to be transparent with you. As players notice something, such as two pairs of pants that look too similar, we hear you and want to address it.

Based on your feedback, we’ve removed the Peach cargo pants from the Product Box, as they looked too similar to the Dickies pants. If you already claimed the Peach cargoes, don’t worry, you keep ‘em. Continue sharing your feedback so we can improve your gameplay experience.


To clarify, the peach cargo pants have been removed however we're replacing them with a different free pair of pants. We're still working on that and will let you know what that is soon.[/p]

[p]Welcome back to The Weekly Grind.

Let’s get to it!

[/p][p]What’s going on?
One week into Skate-o-Ween, and the team is working on more fixes. Mid-season Update 0.28.5 dropped on Oct 23, 2025, and we’re hearing your feedback.

What have we heard? We’ve heard your feedback regarding Seasonal and Event progression being too low without enough challenges and the rewards tied to the Seasonal and Event task completion not being that significant. We also hear you about skate.Pass and not being able to earn enough SVB for the next season and we’re looking at adjusting the amount of SVB rewarded in the skate.Pass. The team is taking all the feedback and learning from it, working on some tuning for Season 2 that we’ll be sharing in the coming weeks.
[/p][p]Beyond Season 1, we’ve also heard you loud and clear regarding the issues impacting gameplay overall - softlock issues, progression issues, connectivity and stability issues, and how the cosmetic and rewards system works in general. It’s crucial that you know we see and hear your feedback. We’ll have more information to share soon on the next steps, but it’s crucial for us to ensure you know that you’re being heard. [/p][p]
[/p][p]Free Gift[/p][p]If you didn’t notice, in the skate.Pass images we had an asset that included a white Haru shirt that was not actually available to unlock/earn. We fixed the asset, but wanted to do more. So on Friday, October 31, we’re granting everyone the Lightrunner set that includes the white long-sleeved Haru shirt, the striped baseball cap, and the white high-top shoes. For free, for everyone with skate.Pass Premium. You’ll just have to log in to get them.[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][p]Skate-o-Ween Weekly Task Progression Fix[/p][p]On Monday, we pushed a fix that allows you to run any of the previously completed challenges again: "Witch's Brew", "Spider Bait", and "Heathen Flip". This update enables you to complete the challenge goals and receive all the Week 1 rewards.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Additionally, we're disabling the "Basinator" Challenge due to the objective "Perform a single flip trick and 360 into the Fountain" not consistently tracking.[/p][p]

Softlocks/Stuck Progression- ONGOING
As shared last week, the team continues to push fixes for softlock issues, but more details are needed if you’re still experiencing a stuck progression issue. 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. 

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]
Keep that content coming! [/p][p]REMINDER! On October 20th, we launched our first skate. UGC contest where you can design a shirt to be in-game. This is the last week to share your design for it to be considered to come into the 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.

As usual, we wanted to share a few pieces of content 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]The No-Comply Cartel, Credit: COOKIES


On your marks, get set, skate!, Credit: COOKIES and Nahzrn[/p][p][/p][p]Is this a Hippy Grind? Credit: Taylor[/p][p]
Ready for Skate-o-Ween week 2, Credit: The Mosh Dude[/p][h2]
Weekly Calendar[/h2][p]
[/p]

• [p]skate. October 2025 UGC T-Shirt Contest week 2 (Ends Nov 3)[/p]
• [p]The Weekly Grind! (that’s today)[/p]
• [p]Skate-o-Ween Week 2[/p]
• [p]skatebounty #4[/p]
• [p]2x Halloween sweepstakes in Discord for skate. Year 5[/p]

[h3]
Coming Up: [/h3]

• [p]skate. October 2025 UGC T-Shirt Contest Ends & Winners Chosen[/p]
• [p]skatebounty #5[/p]
• [p]Skate-o-Ween Week #3
  
  [/p]

[p]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]
[/p][h2]Recent Fixes[/h2]

• [p]Fixed Oct 23, 2025 with Update 0.28.5[/p]
  • [p]Co-op Tasks aren’t being marked complete[/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]Some PC users experiencing very long loading screens after logging in[/p]
  • [p]The Replay Editor (PC) often captures stuttering during export.[/p]
  • [p]skate.Pass UI Bug preventing highlighting of preferred items from previous pages[/p]
  • [p]Slam target showing up/staying on when not in a Slam Challenge[/p]
• [p]Criteria for unlocking the Financial neighborhood is not showing up, causing the "Manual Extension" mission to not appear[/p]
  • [p]Fix: Implemented on October 6.[/p]

[p]
[/p][h2]Ongoing Fixes[/h2]

• [p]skate.Insider Rewards not showing up[/p]
  • [p]Fix: The team continues to run scripts to grant Insiders the skate.Insider Rewards. [/p]
• [p]Various progression issues[/p]
  • [p]Fix: Fixes are ongoing, with more rolling out between 0.28 and 0.29.[/p]
• [p]Skaters getting kicked from online play[/p]
  • [p]Fix: Some fixes implemented October 10 and 12, more rolling out between 0.28 and 0.29.[/p]

[p]
[/p][h2]To Be Fixed in the Coming Weeks:[/h2]

• [p]Xbox X|S players may notice the update is much larger on their console than for PC and PS players[/p]
• [p]Double Congratulations bug when opening items[/p]
  • [p]Fix: Fixed in 0.29[/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]
[/p][h2]Known Issues Still Being Investigated:[/h2]

• [p]User loses SVB while redeeming skate.Pass content and receives unwanted item[/p]
  • [p]Next Steps: A fix for this issue is currently in the works. In the meantime, if you are running into this issue, please send us a photo of the faulty purchase in our forums and we’ll assist you.[/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]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 Mega Thread.[/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]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 on console[/p]
  • [p]Fix: Will be fixed with 0.29. [/p]
• [p]Various Crashing Issues[/p]
  • [p]The team continues to investigate and work on various crashing issues. If you’re experiencing a crashing issue, please share any details you can on this Mega Thread.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h2]ADDENDUM,[/h2][p]Hey skate. community,

When we launched Season 1, a skate.Pass Premium item – the Lightrunner -- was shown that wasn’t actually available in the game. We heard your feedback, and we planned to make it right by awarding the Lightrunner to all skate.Pass Premium members as of Oct 31, 2025.

Unfortunately, the message shared this week in The Weekly Grind incorrectly promised this to ALL players rather than just those directly impacted.

That’s on us. We know how important it is to be accurate to avoid confusion, and we're owning this one.

So, on Oct 31, 2025, EVERYONE (yes, really everyone) will be able to login to skate. and receive the Lightrunner set for free. All you need to do is login before Dec 2, 2025 at 9AM PT to grab your Lightrunner set.

Mistakes happen. Owning them and correcting them is critical to building trust with you, the skate. community.


Please accept our apologies -- and enjoy the extra reward!


The skate. Team[/p]

[p]We are aware of the issue affecting tasks blocking you from completing week 1 of the Skate-o-Ween event.[/p][p][/p][p]We pushed a fix today allowing you to run any of the previously completed challenges again, "Witch's Brew", "Spider Bait", and "Heathen Flip", to complete the challenge goals and get all the week 1 rewards.[/p][p][/p][p]Additionally, we're disabling the "Basinator" Challenge due to the objective "Perform a single flip trick and 360 into the Fountain" not consistently tracking.[/p]

[p]With Skate-o-Ween live in-game, we wanted to turn attention back to the top issues in the game as a whole. The focus of this update is to address several of our most pressing crash / stability issues in addition to some key improvements. This is not an exhaustive list, nor is it everything the team is currently tracking. We’ll continue to update everyone via The Weekly Grind (posted every Tuesday on Steam forums, EA Forums, Discord, and Reddit, as well as skatestatus) as we lock in more fixes and ETAs on fixes for trending issues.[/p][p][/p][p]We wanted to drop the Patch Notes and Known Issues for you to dive into before Update 0.28.5 goes live at 10AM PT on Oct 23, 2025 with fixes, improvements, tweaks, and changes.[/p][p]
Please note: In Update 0.28 a bug was introduced that resulted in incorrect values when granting Rip Chips and XP through Challenges.  With Update 0.28.5, this bug was fixed, which now has the intended grants.[/p][p]City challenges (rotating):[/p]

• [p]Per goal: 50 rep / 5 Rip Chips[/p]
  • [p]0.28.0 had 35 rep / 20 Rip Chips[/p]
• [p]Co-op: 5 Rep / 20 Rip Chips[/p]
  • [p]0.28.0 had 10 rep / 10 Rip Chips[/p]

[p]Mission challenges:[/p]

• [p]Per goal: 0.28.5: 50 Rep / 25 Rip Chips[/p]
  • [p]0.28.0 had 35 rep / 20 Rip Chips[/p]
• [p]Co-op: 5 Rep / 20 Rip Chips[/p]
  • [p]0.28.0 had 10 rep / 10 Rip Chips[/p]

[p]Crew challenges (static/non-rotating):[/p]

• [p]Per goal: 100 rep / 50 Rip Chips[/p]
  • [p]No change from 0.28.0[/p]
• [p]Co-op: 5 Rep / 20 Rip Chips[/p]
  • [p]0.28.0 had 10 rep / 10 Rip Chips[/p]

[p]

BUG FIXES and IMPROVEMENTS[/p]

• [p]Crashes & Stability: Fixed numerous game or platform crashes and stability problems including, but not limited to, the following:[/p]
  • [p]Crashes when getting into idle screen.[/p]
  • [p]Crashes after completing a challenge, then opening the map.[/p]
  • [p]Crashes while scrolling through the Spectate menu.[/p]
  • [p]Other miscellaneous crashes.[/p]
• [p]Challenges & Progression: Fixed issues with challenge functionality, player progression and gameplay.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed long loading screens, black screens, and “slow motion” after using Spectate.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed various issues with Quick-Drop.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed Wall Carver challenge completion and rewards.[/p]
• [p]Store, Economy, and Reward Issues: Fixed issues with the in-game store, item rewards, currency, and economy systems.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed issues with skate.Pass menu navigation.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed reward payouts, scaling, and item rarity.[/p]
• [p]Audio Bugs & Implementation: Resolved audio-related implementation and playback issues.[/p]
• [p]Character, Cosmetics & Content Errors: Resolved issues with character assets, cosmetics, missing or incorrect visual content, and user interface inconsistencies.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed missing content and clipping content.[/p]
• [p]The Replay Editor (PC) often captures stuttering during export.[/p]
  • [p]Fix: Only PC is fixed at this time, and we’re continuing to work on console Replay Editor issues.  [/p]
• [p]skate.Pass UI Bug preventing highlighting of preferred items from previous pages.[/p]
• [p]Xbox X|S players may notice the update is much larger on their console than for PC and PS players.[/p]
  • [p]Fix: Fixed with update 0.28.5.[/p]

[p]KNOWN ISSUES STILL BEING WORKED ON[/p][p]We are also tracking the following Known Issues. This is not everything, and we’ll keep you updated as more trending issues are tracked. [/p]

• [p]Stuck on Isle of Grom.[/p]
  • [p]Fix: We pushed out a fix to stop the issue from occurring. However, this didn’t retroactively fix those in this state and we’re working to get the ferry running as soon as possible for those still stuck. If you’re still stuck waiting on the ferry, post in this thread.[/p]
• [p]Unable to play skate. due to a "connection to EA Servers" error.[/p]
  • [p]Troubleshooting: Ensure that 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 a friend from another server.[/p]
  • [p]Workaround (not 100%): When joining a friend from another server, players may sometimes be invisible. The workaround is to use the in-game teleport option via Social menu to teleport to them.[/p]
  • [p]Fix: Team is currently investigating a full fix.[/p]
• [p]Achievements are not granted to the user. [/p]
  • [p]Fix: We’re looking for a solution and will keep you posted with our progress.[/p]
• [p]Criteria for unlocking the Market Mile neighborhood is not showing up, causing the "Manual Extension" mission to not appear.[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: You can get to 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]The Replay Editor (consoles) often captures stuttering during export.[/p]
  • [p]Fix: We’re continuing to work on console Replay Editor issues.[/p]

[p]KNOWN ISSUES FOR 0.28.5[/p]

• [p]skate.Pass & Tix Purchase: After the user purchases the Premium skate.Pass or Tix they may be returned to a blank skate.Pass menu with no redemption page, showing only the character.[/p]
  • [p]Workaround: Players can temporarily regain access by switching tabs, then backing out from the gameplay menu.[/p]
  • [p]Fix: We’re working on a fix to be implemented in a future patch.[/p]

[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]

[p]

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]