General feedback

What i did find in the gameplay-settings in regards to pumping is that there is pumping support enabled by default. If you turn the score for that down to 0 you do get faster with your pumps. 

Grinds are bad as well. The game's physics are so permissive that there is no body balance management. So we can let go of the controller during a long grind and never fall until a transition. 
Among many other things: you also never fall when doing 360 flips over and over again while descending at full speed. 

So the physics are therefore poor. This is probably because this essential element in a skateboarding game has been sacrificed in favour of the idea that farming rewards every day to collect socks and stickers will be enough to make you want to come back and play. And that's why the game is shallow, repetitive and boring. 

Each to their own this was just my thoughts I think what you’re describing that you want it more of a skate sim which skate has never been it is more of an in between arcade and sim I get what you mean though maybe making it slightly more difficult to land some tricks would be rewarding. Agree with the free to play model not being ideal but that’s the world we live in now so I guess that’s how it goes just wish there was more variety and brand labels in the store to make me want to purchase items or have better unlockables in free boxes to make me want to grind levels more. 

Have played with all the settings it just doesn’t feel as good in transition as skate 3 is all 

Also do not forget that this game is still ubder construction so cuages may apply and content may be added

Skate2 is a pretty good simulation in my opinion. In fact, Skate was the sim answer to the completely arcade-style Tony Hawk. But THIS Skate is the first with shiny flying wheels to collect :p SO ... no, i'don't want an imaginary game. 

But rewards are a real issue in this game. 
I have nothing against F2P, it can be done well. Here, it's just lazy and not very well suited to the world of skateboarding. In single-player games, what was rewarding was taking a great photo for a magazine or perfectly executing your part in a sponsored video. Even when you succeeded in your challenges, you might want to try again to get a better photo/video.
But since the priority has been placed on loot boxes and the shop, we don't have any decent photo or video tools ... and we are content to tick a few boxes on a list of challenges so we're rewarded with socks. 

I agree but it’s the closest you can get atm