Altamesa 300 Trail Running Shoe (Men)

I've been a north face customer for decades. When i needed a new trail/multi purpose shoes i saw these with incredible reviews. My experience with these trail shoes has been extremely disappointing. On my first wear, i stepped on damp dirt (not mud) and they immediately slipped, brand new out of the box trail shoes slipping had me thinking it was a fluke but this kept happening on multiple surfaces during the walk. Mind you i wasn't even running and the conditions were extremely mild. The second issue is that the sole is designed with a round gap in the bottom. This leads to a ton of suction when walking/running and it is noticeably uncomfortable. Walking on wet asphalt led to extreme suction cupping and me literally sticking to the ground. This also happened when i wore them to the gym!! I've never experienced this with any other shoe and it is a terrible design. Such high ratings makes me think that honest reviews have been scrubbed from the site. Beware