This Comment Explains Everything Wrong With SKATE. //SKATE SUCK CAUSE OF YOU

“Glitching is more fun than the actual game.”
That’s the problem — and it’s a bigger problem than SKATE.

In this think piece, I break down why SKATE. has completely lost its identity, and why it’s not the developers alone who are responsible… it’s the players. Not because people are bad, but because most people aren’t actually playing this game to skateboard — they’re playing it like a video game.

In this video, I unpack:

Why SKATE. launched with potential but instantly felt wrong

How the community shifted from style & culture → to trick spam, glitch farming, and meta-chasing

The Instagram comment that perfectly exposes how little people actually know about skateboarding OR gaming

Why “glitches = fun” is a sign of a deeper issue

How tricklining, sky-diving, and absurd mechanics hijacked the identity of a skateboarding simulator

Why the devs replaced real innovation (tricks, culture, style) with gimmicks like Vee

How players’ behavior directly influenced bad design choices

Why real tricks like dolphin flips, no comply variations, freestyle, night skating, and one-foot catches STILL aren’t here

Why non-skaters don’t know what they’re missing — and why that matters

This isn’t about hating players. It’s about acknowledging the truth:
SKATE. was supposed to be a skateboarding simulator rooted in culture.
But the louder the glitch-chasers and meta players got, the more the devs tried to please them — and the further the game drifted from what made Skate special in the first place.

The sad part?
We aren’t being respected as players OR skaters.
We were promised a certain game — and instead, we got a grindy, lifeless, monetized mess full of mechanics no one actually asked for.

So the next time someone critiques SKATE., remember:
It’s not because we “hate fun.”
It’s because we care about skateboarding, the identity of the franchise, and the time we invest.

And if you’re playing SKATE. like it’s a goofy party game instead of a skateboarding experience…
you’re part of the problem.

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