Skate 2 Update Rolls Out March 23

Skate 2 has an update that will be rolling out on Xbox Live tomorrow,  Monday, March 23. EA already has a summary of what the updates will fix:

I’m pretty excited about the improvements we’ve made with the feel and responsiveness of off-board controls.  And, of course, I’m quite pleased that we’ve been able to get in numerous fixes/improvements for online, especially for the issues in Hall of Meat, Spot Battle and S.K.A.T.E.

The full list of changes can be found below:

• Improve responsiveness of off-board controls, modified left stick behavior to improve feel of off-board movement
• Eliminate scoring exploit for Hippie Jump 180s in multiplayer Spot Battle
• Eliminate the wipeout exploit with off-board and the Superdude trick
• Fixed mute and stale grab tricks to use proper hand when performed in conjunction with a hand gesture
• Fix the occasionally popping of visual indicators (sign-ups, arrows, etc)
• Face and Body settings will now load properly in saved replays
• Character models will be in high detail when viewing a replay
• Visual indicators (sign-up icons/arrows) are no longer visible in replays and videos
• Remove the confirmation pop-up when retrying a challenge
• Reduce potential for pedestrians to spawn in an active challenge location
• Modified “Can you spell Girl?” challenge so the player starts with the lead
• Remove the 3,2,1 countdown when retrying a film challenge
• All Thrasher challenges unlock properly in the career progression
• When starting an Own the Spot via the Challenge Map, the player’s session marker is automatically set for them
• Updated the online mini-map so skaters appear as the same color indicated in the player HUD
• Improved quality of character images generated for display on skate.reel web profiles
• EXP is no longer awarded for players that don’t attempt a trick during a Ranked game of S.K.A.T.E.
• Modified deathrace intro sequences to eliminate camera clipping
• Online Freeskate Activities (Survival) – Increase the tolerance for ‘skating too slowly’ while in the air
• Online Spot Battle/Hall of Meat – Spectators can again trigger hand gestures during another player’s turn