Welcome back to The Weekly Grind.

Let’s get to it!

What’s going on?
Our second event for Season 1 starts today - the 7-Ply Maple Harvest Event. Check the blog for info on this 2 week event to close out Season 1.

We did tune the event based on community feedback, with more tuning coming in Season 2. Let us know what you think.

REMINDER: Free Gift and Dev Blog

Make sure you login before December 2 to claim the 2000 Tix and 500 SVB we’ve granted to everyone.
For details on the blog, check here. Make sure to spend those Tix before the end of Season 1 in the skate.Pass.

And don’t forget to grab the two free decks - Santa Cruz and Creature - we dropped in the store! You’ll have until Nov 25, 2025 9AM PT to grab them.

Softlocks/Stuck Progression- ONGOING
Last week the team pushed out some back-end fixes to prevent further softlock occurrences, and are working to address those that are softlocked currently. 

The work continues, and as we continue to make progress, we’ll keep you update on our official skate_status[x.com] account on X. 

• The Weekly Grind! (that’s today)

• First pass for Character Update coming in S2

• 7-Ply Maple Harvest Sweeps in Discord[discord.gg] (multiple - we’re giving out 100 IRL Year 5 decks during 7-Ply Maple Harvest Event)

Coming Up: 

• Season 2 Reveal

• 7-Ply Maple Harvest Sweeps

More content from the skate. community!

As usual, we wanted to share a few pieces of content that caught our eye. Remember: if you want to possibly be featured in The Weekly Grind, make sure to share yours (screenshots, videos, clips) via https://www.ea.com/games/skate/skate-reel. 

https://youtu.be/I86YhHs764YThe elusive “Double Grind”, Credit: computerK


Getting ready for Improved Handplants coming in S2, Credit: samsamsamsam

https://youtu.be/Dha2ZwtlDjEDouble trouble on the double rails, Credit: Ntv_56 and mad_bmf

The Brick House crew hanging out post-shred session, credit: Barabbasiii

https://youtu.be/eZflbcA6HqMThe Floor is Lava, Credit: oGEE
Part of The Weekly Grind will be dedicated to sharing current Known Issues the team is tracking for bugs & issues, any active deployments/fixes, and next steps. (This is not an exhaustive list of all tracked issues.) 

• Hedgemont community park fused with the Skate-o-Ween park.

  • Fix: Implemented on November 12.

• Co-Op challenges fail to start for some party members.

• Invisible party members when joining friends from another server.

  • Workaround (not 100%): After the transition, any of the 2 party members would have to teleport to the other party member so they could see one another.

• The replay editor often captures stuttering during export on console.

  • Fix: This is fixed in 0.29. 

• User loses SVB while redeeming Skate Pass content and receives unwanted item

  • Next Steps: A fix for this issue is currently in the works. In the meantime, if you are running into this issue, please send us a photo of the faulty purchase on our forums and we’ll assist you.

• Softlock occurring after the Check Out the Extravert Skate Shop mission

  • Next Steps: We’re sorry you’re experiencing this softlock issue. While we work on a solution, please report it in this Mega Thread.

• The claim button is available after completing all the Seasonal Tasks, when no reward is intended

• Unable to play Skate. due to a "connection to EA Servers" error. 

  • Troubleshooting: Ensure that the VPN is disabled and check that the EA App is not in offline mode. For more troubleshooting help, refer to our Connectivity FAQ.

• Stunt target showing up/staying on when not in a Stunt Challenge.

  • Workaround: Restart game.

• Softlock occurring after the Check Out the Extravert Skate Shop mission

  • Next Steps: The team is working to get this addressed, and while we work on a solution, please report it in this Mega Thread.

• The claim button is available after completing all the Seasonal Tasks, when no reward is intended

  • The claim button being present after completing all Seasonal Tasks is an error. 

  • Fix: This visual bug will be fixed with 0.29.  

• User loses SVB while redeeming Skate Pass content and receives unwanted item

  • Next Steps: A fix for this issue is currently in the works. In the meantime, if you are running into this issue, please send us a photo of the faulty purchase on our forums and we’ll assist you.

• Co-Op challenges fail to start for some party members

  • We’re working on a solution and will keep you updated on our progress.

• Stuck on Isle of Grom

  • We’ve previously pushed out a fix so that new players won’t run into this issue, and have continued to help skaters that are stuck so they can enter San Vansterdam. If you still can’t take the ferry, please report it in our mega thread.

• Infinite Loading Issues

  • We’re tracking an issue with players getting stuck in loading into San Vansterdam.

  • Workaround: Make sure the game is updated (repair install, if possible). We’ve seen reports from players that loading will complete after a few minutes. 

    • EA App: Click … on game tile, select Repair

    • Steam: Steam Library, right click game, Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity.

• Invisible party members when joining friend from another server

  • Workaround (not 100%): After the transition, any of the 2 party members would have to teleport to the other party member so they could see one another.

Fix: Team is currently investigating a full fix.