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.