im looking to buy a new 88 key hammer action digital piano, preferably stage piano so i can take around with me. i am only an intermediate player so i don't want to spend a ton... any recommendations? the hammer action keys are the most important part... i hate playing on keys that don't feel real

Roland V-Piano all the way!

i've played yamaha's hammer's and they felt great. good balance, great sounds and u can have it cheap or expenssive
also casio's hammered have worked as little i have tested.

This, I would go for Yamaha's.
They can get pretty pricey if you go to the higher ends, but they give the best quality for "keyboards" in my opinion.

True, Yamaha is a very reliable brand, which consistently makes fine products. I do however think the Roland V-piano's provide a far more realistic emulation of an acoustic piano's sound.
I personaly find Yamaha's clavinovo piano's sound less lifelike.

I would still endorse both, since I work at a piano store that sells both.

In the end neither can compare to an properly maintained acoustic, but the V-piano comes, almost startingly, close.