>>537498606
You do know you can just play the beta now right? The boards play as you think, they are mainly just another option to the cars and are the boost stat. It's not a riders game third, it's a riders game not at all as there is very little different beyond animations. There are no special board only routes or things only a board can do, they are just there as an option.

If you have any idea of it being riders anything beyond having a board I can tell you now, you will have no interest in the game if the core gameplay itself isn't in your interests because the boards play the same as the cars.