new Skate playtest just dropped, anyone invited that wants to talk about this shit (illegally)?

>>714374978 (OP)
Insider here, I'll let you in on a little secret, though I'll probably get booted from the play test. This game lets you skate.

fuck cringe ass millennial writing and fuck microtransactions

I'm still updating from the previous playtests. Here's to hoping they let you skip the damn tutorial that they keep overhauling every other update.

eh, a friend showed me the leaked devtest and it makes me wonder why they haven't released this yet. seemed mostly done save for textures and cosmetic stuff, which is probably what they're working on so they can squeeze money out of micro-transactions.

>>714374978 (OP)
I got invited and didn't accept the current one
It's too boring and the game is barebones as fuck but then again this is testing, not meant to be fun

>>714378461
They already said stuff from this beta carries unlocks towards release, so I'm expecting an open-beta-for-a-year style of early access launch. Sucks that a lot of the potential MTX outfit concepts they shown in a form a year ago was all of the "Please pay $30 for this thing that stands out like a sore thumb" style of designs.

I mostly lost interest when it became known a mobile version was in the works (one of the config menus made mention of touch/Android controls), before it was initially announced, since that means they were going to build the difficulty around being playable fully on a shitty zoomer phone.

It's just fortinite with really mid skate gameplay. People are griefing two minutes in lol

>>714379007
Outside of dropping annoying props inside of a timed challenge, there's not much to 'grief' with. I'm still downloading the current playtest, but one thing I missed dearly were the community building areas where we collaborated on making a skyscraper's worth of parkour+ skating obstacles going up into the sky.

I guess they gave their EAC-rebrand a name finally.

>anti-cheat downloads a half-gig cache
Thx EA.
>Game still not detecting Dualshock properly like older playtests used to
>Can't use Xinput-controller emulator because the new anti-cheat whines about it
>The previous playtest trick of launching through Steam to remap controls doesn't work now either
>Can't pass the title screen due to mandatory controller
EA PLEASE.

>>714374978 (OP)
dead after two weeks

>it's f2p
that's good. I don't give a fuck what my character looks like so I won't be buying any microstransactions

>Game still defaults to fat black female as the first Skater choice
>Hair looks more The Sims style than more realistic from prior playtests
>There's a Vitiligo slider now in the character creator
Why.

>Character creator body options simplified into premade "builds", with sliders only for boob/butt/waist now
>Can't make my roided out Popeye the Sailor Man with short stature, and thick fucking forearms like prior playtests
FUCK. They're taking all the soul out of this before it even releases.

>>714374978 (OP)
This game getting mogged by the THPS remake, which is essentially just DLC, is grim stuff

>>714381943
the default guy for me was some generic latino looking guy with a quiff

>>714381943
>EA
>Nu-devs
>f2p
It never stood a chance. Kudos for trying.

>>714382230
Wonder if they finally randomized it then and I just got unlucky with the same one that's been there back when you were forced to do the whole tutorial as her before you could open the player customization.

In case anyone was wondering, they already added microtransactions.

The price is $6.99 for 500 units. They sell up to 130,000 units for $134.

They graciously start you off with 250. That's just enough for 1 (one) sticker. Shoes are 750. Gestures are 800. Hats are 400. Boards are 300. Wheels are 250. Tags are 100. Etc.

You cannot obtain this currency by playing the game. Instead, missions give you a secondary currency. This currency is used to buy what is essentially mystery boxes.

So if you want something, you only choices are to spend real money or grind away at mystery boxes.

>graphics are cartooney and gay
why the fuck have they done this

>>714379843
linux support status?

>>714382648
Everyone bitched about the loot-box shit from earlier playtests too, premium-or-not. Also should note that the MTX currency requires real money in the CBT, although EA claims any ingame purchases made during CBT will refund itself back to premium currency come launch.

>>714382964
I don't have a linux-driven devices, so no idea.

>>714382839
Literally because they decided mid-development to support phone users, which is why the world geometry and textured areas in the current beta look worse than the polished sections of prior ones. To keep filesize down but also allow toasters to run it (a requirement for most F2P games).

>every forehead is sloped
>every set of eyes has massive bags
>incredibly difficult to tell which parts are supposed to be male or female
it's seems to be impossible to make someone who doesn't look like an androgynous blasian

>>714382991
I played one of the earlier playtests and it had no loot-boxes or microtransactions at all. You could just buy whatever you wanted from the shop. This is just egregious.

>>714383110
I couldn't for the life of me make my character not look asian.

>>714383302
its the eyebags

>>714374978 (OP)
wtf is that player character?
Why are the tile textures clipping?
Why is the road clearly raised an inch to deal with Z-fighting because the level is just a bunch of assets slapped together?
>it's Skate!
Oh, right, that makes sense

>>714383110
>>incredibly difficult to tell which parts are supposed to be male or female
Won't matter anyways since the only two voices options are still both female.

>gamers are hyped for this

Looks fucking dogshit. I'd rather play SkaterXL.

>You activiated your ImpervaTEK before skating, right?
No? What the fuck is that? Why is robot talking to me? WHY CAN'T WE JUST HAVE A GROUNDED REALISTIC GRAPHIC GAME WITHOUT RETARDED ZOOMSHIT PREMISES FUCK

>ready? perfect
>*crash*
are we sure this game is ready for 2025

>they finally fixed tires on trucks launching you into the stratosphere when you roll into them at a particular angle
I reported that about 9 months ago. Guess it takes that long to fix it. They still haven't fixed my other report of completely breaking their animation state system to the point where jumping causes the skater to immediately spin wildly out of control at Mach speed.

>Skate 4 was announced in 2020
>Between then and now, Skate 1, 2, 3 have been all developed and released
This is the real problem with modern devs. They're inefficient as fuck.

>>714386484
>we need to delay the games release so we can properly integrate a required internet connection for offline single player to function, add an unnecessary 120GB of unoptimized space, and also time to develop skins and other dlc that will be ready at launch but not made available until 6 months after launch, 80 dollars plus tip please understand

>>714384005
It's ingame lore for "You can't destroy your body with a 100ft fall straight onto your skull and still get up and walk away". OG Skate did it better by just knowing it's a fucking video game instead of trying to explain shit.

Hm, I think I'll just play Skate 1-3 again.

>Challenge is to complete challenges (5/10)
>There aren't any challenges left for me to do besides cooping the ones I've already done, which still doesn't add up to 10
Am I stupid

>hispanic & black npc
>half the prefab characters are black
>most of the music is mumble rap
Do these devs not realize skateboarding culture originated from, and is primarily exercised by whites? There's a reason the THPS1+2 remake sold very well.

>>714388185
Did you do the individual objectives in each challenge? You get upwards of 3-4 points depending on the challenge.

>>714388487
Yeah, I 3/3'd each of the challenges I've done so far. This is a new mission and there are no more challenges on my map left to do

This has to be the most pathetic fanbase of any game desu. I never see Zoomers skate and Tony Hawk is old as fuck and still the only mainstream skater, though I'm not even sure the younger Zoomers will recognise the name. A game of 40+ year olds skating, if midlife crisis was a game this would be it.

>>714388665
Huh. I just finished the not-HallofMeat section of the forced tutorial shit. Wonder if I'll run into the same problem.

Also when did they add pumping to this, and why the fuck is it disabled by default? It was one of the main thing lacking from earlier playtests for the longest time, including late flips (which also got added at some point). It made vert stuff aids to keep momentum without it.

>>714388665
alright I just reset the game and now I have like 10 new challenges we're good

>>714388941
Chill out, spaz. I just like video games.

>rolling through the air like sanic is actually faster than skating between most spots
kek

>>714390271
You used to be able to go even faster back when the jump while rolling was physics driven, and you just timed your jump to be when you're angled forward the most.

>>714374978 (OP)
This game looks fucking gay. I can't believe what the direction they decided to take.

>>714390613
It's been 15 years since Skate 3. This is what the new generation of nogs in their early teens like seeing.

>put on the classics playlist
>music from 2011 starts playing
I am an old fuck

downloading now, will give feedback in a bit

>>714383583
>"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!OOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! IS THAT A BLACK PERSON IN A CREAT-A-CHARACTER GAME??? THIS IS LITERALLY WHITE GENOCIDE!!!!!!!"

>just plays original skate and keeps to myself

>>714391123
Be sure to open the options menu and swap the offboard X & Square option first thing, and bump up the graphics since they defaulted to low, or at least on my setup it did (despite getting 60+ FPS on Ultra).

>>714374978 (OP)
>no offline
no thanks. stopkillinggames

>>714379843
a fucking skate game has anticheat? no thanks i'll pass, double the amount i already didn't want this game

>>714391493
It'll eventually have competitive multiplayer modes like earlier playtests, with team vs. team shit, and also to protect the sanctity of their MTX storefront. Did you really expect a modern game on PC to not have some form of anticheat?

>>714391652
i'm just gonna play it alone so anticheat doesn't make sense to me

>>714391808
Better off just playing Skate 2 or 3 at that rate since they both feel better than the....lack of push speed you have in this one.

>>714391252
>post screenshot
>grey grey grey grey landscape
>low render deistance
>would be called a unity asset flip game if it was made 10 years ago
>dead eyed androgynous player character with terrible hair and clothes
>this is an OFFICIAL release image

>anon sees this
>"FFFFFUCK I NEED TO KILL YOU ANON! BLACK PEOPLE! BLACK PEOPLE! BLACK PEOPLE!"
Anon? Are you okay? You seem to be deranged.

>>714392152
yeah, actually just about to order skate 3 on 360, been a while since i played

>>714375085
@EA @EA_Sports @Tencent @Angela_Merkel @Yakub
DO SOMETHING

>>714392285
Skate 3 is easy to emulate on PC. Works flawlessly.

>>714392527
yeah but there's no soul

>>714392527
3 still has online on PS3/360.

>>714392285
You can still buy it digital on Xbox, although I don't know if that lets it work on 360, or if it's only for Xbone onwards (due to licensing BS + 360 store closure).

>>714393040
interesting, i do have an xbone, but i haven't heard anything about compat either

>>714393040
Literally who cares about online in Skate 3

>>714393332
Most of my time in bother Skate 2 & 3 were in multiplayer sessions. Even max leveled for the dumb crown.

How do I Nose manual? I'm doing the input and getting a "fakie manual" instead which isn't counting towards the challenge

>>714394007
Swap your footing.

>>714391123
fuck man my progress is all gone

Why does it look like fucking fortnite?

>>714394007
youre skateboard is the wrong way pointing forward

>>714394172
>>714394404
ahh yeah i get it now

The whole always online vessel for microtransactions thing convinced me I should probably ignore this release. Shame they didn't just port 1-3 to PC.

Only nice thing I can say about this playtest is they made doing front/backflips during a hippie jump, and being able to land back on the board, extremely consistent compared to before where it was 50/50 if you'd land on the board.

Is it better or worse than Session?

Keeps saying my controller isn’t connected

The artstyle for the characters looks like garbage, but the gameplay will probably be fun. Might try it if it isn't full of cash grab stuff

so how do i talk to other people?

WHERE ARE THE REAL LIFE PRO SKATERS IN THIS GAME

Why is no one talking about that?

Absolutely fucking soulless, I want Koston and Mike Carroll and Danny Way, FUCK YOU

>>714397339
Just the premade messages under the social menu. Still can't type or use voice yet.

>>714397716
There are no well known black female skaters to act as your tour guide. Can't have white men, sorry.

>>714397716
And instead they introduce this diversity representation random women and a fucking AI to talk to you and give you missions

Instead of adding Shingo, Gus, Coach Frank or Reda... Are they allergic to giving the game personality?

>>714394284
I was so happy with my character already man

why is this multiplayer if i cant talk to other people

Anyone else annoyed that there are no missions where you go AGAINST other players? Like score attack, those jam sessions from the previous games or S.K.A.T.E., what the fuck are they thinking? They better add those modes in the future

>>714398567
this game is less of a multiplayer game than dark souls where you sometimes see ghosts around. at least in that game you can get invaded and actually have to interact with somebody else. here you cant even talk to them or bump into them

>>714398567
They had them in the playtests of earlier last year. I don't know if the idea is to integrate them later (eg. game has 5hrs of solo tutorials or some shit which is how the current alpha feels), or they just dropped the idea altogether.

>>714395725
Honestly, I like Skater XL and Session's control scheme, it's a brilliant idea and feels amazing, but for some reason, I can do the tricks I imagine in my head and Skater XL but they made the controls in Session SO HARD for no reason. I can't grind on shit whenever I want to like in Skater XL or the other Skate games and it pisses me off.
If you've liked the flick it system from the Skate games you'll like this new skate game, the gameplay is good but it looks like fucking Fortnite with your character looking straight out of a Sims game

>>714398825
>>714398697
Lame as FUCK, the most popular multiplayer modes in the previous Skate games were those ones, they couldn't alienate the core fanbase more if they wanted to.

>>714399121
They used to have randomly timed public challenge events in earlier playtests too, which acted as beacons for a bunch of players to come over and do. Unfortunately the objectives were just solo, and there was no "Get within the top-8" kinda thing for score attacking against fellow skaters. Would have been a nice addition if they did.

even club penguin has text chat. this could have been a nice social game but modern multiplayer design means we have to protect everbody from being called mean words

>>714383583
not like anyone else is making a good skating game to compete

>>714374978 (OP)
skating hasn't been cool in 20 years.

>>714399945
goober, skating has only gotten cooler in an era of amateur videography and parkour not to mention what motorized skateboards can get up to