Is the boardfeel really worth it though? most cupsoles are so thin in the forefoot nowadays its hardly even an advantage anymore. even if you dont jump down shit and just skate "low impact" you still put a decent amount of stress on your knees, back, etc. just messing around doing flatground and after a while it adds ups. think about all the times your feet, back, knees have hurt just from standing or walking around all day. you put way more stress on those areas just bailing a flat ground flatground or catching yourself from a fall on a ledge or something. its not immediately painful but it takes its toll in the long term. outside of looks, i dont really see any super convincing reason to skate a shoe thats typically less durable and way less supportive than a cupsole.
Chuck Taylors were made as the premier performance basketball shoes back in 1917. in 2015 anyone playing basketball wouldn't go anywhere near them shits on court because they're flimsy as fuck with little to no cushioning. it would literally be ridiculous to see a collegiate or NBA player wear those on court forreal. Hell, even Jordan 1's are primitive as fuck compared to today's standards and those were so loved by skaters because of how much more supportive they were than most shoes at the time. If any of yall know of Nightwing from weartesters when he did the jordan retro reviews he said he could hardly play in the earlier models for a couple hours at a time because his knees would start to ache, and those shoes are still way more supportive than most vulcs on the market. dude aint exactly dunking or doing a bunch of super athletic shit either... Not every "tech" shoe needs to look like a D3 or PRod 8. you can make simple designs on the upper and still have a quality sole the provides boardfeel and adequate cushioning. I just think companies would rather milk the vulc craze because they're easier to make with less materials plus usually sell well to the "casual" market so they dont put as much effort into really developing a ton of different cupsoles. most companies seem to have "just enough" to say that they have them but i feel like there isn't as much emphasis on them as there should be. we need more variety. thats just my opinion tho. companies are always gonna make more of whatever sells the most i guess.