Great physics, no soul

I was beyond excited when I played this game for the first time because the main thing I was worried about in a new Skate game was keeping the physics close or better to as they were, and you absolutely improved it a lot! difficulty is on point, moves are excellent and overall I'm very happy with it, although it still lacks some improvements like modified handplants and the transition/carving part is not good because it's just impossible to gain or mantain speed, even when doing a good carving. But the good things end there unfortunately...I miss the skate culture soul in this game...where are the contests? deathraces? photoshoots? game of skates? where are the pros and their challenges? this game needs a proper story, like the previous Skate games had. The map is just too clean and I can't tell the difference between the 4 parts of it, they all look very similar and start to get boring pretty quickly, everything is just too "skate friendly" and clean and perfect. Also, I miss the part where you could change the settings of your skateboard, like loosening or tightening the trucks and the wheels. Not only this had to be added, but it has so much room for improvement. How about adding different sizes of wheels,trucks and decks where each sizes results in a sutil change in the skating physics? I really think that these parts could also have a lifetime, just like in real life, that would be a very nice touch too! 

Anyway, please listen to your community and bring some soul to this game!