I am 100% serious, which is the worst part. A lot of the skate forums are also full of people that are pissed on the bugged grinding\sliding in Hardcore so I am not alone on this. Why I want the core mechanics to be changed is because I want a more realistic game, rather than the same old stuff that most of us skate nerds have perfected a long time ago. I did not expect them to do new animations, because they didn't do it in Skate 2, but I am paying full price for a "new" game which in theory isn't new, is bugging me a bit. It's like selling a new car with an old engine in it.
But as I said, I'll get the game, primarily to get a new city, if they fix the bugs in Hardcore that would be good as well, but my hopes aren't that high.
As for the series, just look at THPS ratings from the start, they milked it too far, and I expect Skate to go in exactly the same direction, which is a shame..
Rick, T:S&D is da boooomb nigga, best game evr.