It's been over 3 months, how is this still an issue?

Playing in a party is a completely botched experience. It's only a matter of time before party members, other skaters, traffic, or NPCs disappear for the entirety of the session. Call me crazy, but I think the appeal of playing with friends is being able to **bleep** see them and hang out with them. Not to mention it makes OTL challenges that much more difficult if you can't see where others are.

We don't need pointless little nice-to-have additions. At MINIMUM we need the core experience to be a seamless one. We shouldn't be struggling with the basics this long after release...