So..here goes...
I am on the road doing Skate 3 biz. I literally have not been able to check the foirums regularly for a bit...
Sorry for the official delay in responding to the grind complaints in hardcore mode.
First, we are looking into it...and understand that the repel thing does happen sometimes. The physics guys explained it like this...by turning down the assist, it makes predicting the landing and intended landing all the more difficult. If the game cannot accurately predict the desired landing soon enough, the game will occassionally repel the skater to avoid other potentially larger glitchy "issues".
We have identified this and the smart guys have some ideas for fixes.
However, I did not state there will be a day 1 title update to fix this single issue. Unfortunately, without getting too deep into the technicalities of getting patches tested and approved, it simply isn't that easy.
We will try to fix it when we have an optimal solution but cannot make a promise as to exactly when that will be. (Fixing one thing has the potential to break other things, thus the need for us to take this step by step)
Fixing bugs, "issues" and complaints are prioritized and adressed on a priority basis. (Stee was on point with this)
I have explained and raised this hardcore grind issue with the team...and stated its importance to our core community. It is noted.
Thanks for your understanding and patience.