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    DiRT 3

    Game » consists of 12 releases. Released May 24, 2011

    Dirt 3 is the latest installment in Codemasters' long-running Colin McRae Rally franchise. The game returns to the series' rally roots with dynamic weather, a career focusing on team-based racing, as well as introducing the freestyle event: Gymkhana.

    Are you enjoying the Gymkhana events?

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    #1  Edited By junglistgamer

    People seem to be having mixed opinions on this event and since it's completely new to the franchise, I thought it might be a good idea to have a separate thread for people to sing the praises/bemoan the existence of Gymkhana. Personally I'm really enjoying it though I wish they'd tweaked the difficulty to make it more forgiving than the other events since it seems to require a very different skillset and much more finesse. What does everyone else think?

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    #2  Edited By RiceEatin2010GT

    not a fan personally, if this whole game was point to point rally i would way happier lol

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    #3  Edited By mfpantst

    loving the whole package.  Cant wait to get home from work tonight and try to screw with the physics for ultra cool stunts.  Also looking forward to racing.  so there.  You can have it both ways.

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    I've had some fun with it but I'm terrible at it, especially using a steering wheel. I pull out my gamepad for the gymkhana events and still turned it down a notch.

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    #5  Edited By jondavis

    Just finished getting the achievement for scoring platinum in all the training events. Now I like Gymkhana just fine.

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    #6  Edited By Vinny_Says

    It varies the gameplay, it's a mode where you get better with practice. I also like the drift events, they're swell! 
     Some of the multiplayer Party modes are crazy, I got into a game of CTF last night, had a ton of fun.  
    @JonDavis said:

    Just finished getting the achievement for scoring platinum in all the training events. Now I like Gymkhana just fine.
    How did you platinum the smash event?
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    #7  Edited By jondavis
    @blacklabeldomm: You have to hit every single block. Took me several tries, but I finally got it. There's a specific pattern you should follow, as well. YouTube will help.
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    #8  Edited By meekrophone

    I think it's fantastic. makes me wish I've had a car to do those spins, drifts and donuts.

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    #9  Edited By valrog

    I love it. That being said, I'm terrible at it.

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    #10  Edited By jacdg
    @JonDavis said:
    Just finished getting the achievement for scoring platinum in all the training events..
    I hate you!
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    #11  Edited By Joru

    Rally is the most fun part of Dirt 3 for me, but gymkhana is great as well. I played it with a gamepad and it was fairly easy really (to win at least). Since I started to play with a wheel and using the hood camera, it has gotten way tougher. I think it's more due to the camera than the wheel, since not seeing where the wheels are make things like drifting more difficult. 
     
    It's a superb diversion from all the other events, makes things feel fresh since you have to play completely differently from the other modes.

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    #12  Edited By BlackHeronBlue

    ALWAYS BE DRIFTING.

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    #13  Edited By ethan_raiden

    I hated them when I first jumped into them, but after learning the skills and getting better handling the obstacles I really love them, I like the freestyle aspect of it the most.

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    #14  Edited By infininja

    How do you guys feel about the "aim assist" during these events? I didn't notice it in the pre-release videos, but a friend who has the game told me about it and I can totally see it on TNT now.

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    #15  Edited By junglistgamer

    @infinininja 
     
    I really appreciate the assist during Gymkhana. I didn't realise it was there until I watched TNT but now it allows me to play the Gymkhana events at almost the same difficulty as I play all the other events. I don't really need it for spins or drifts but it's drastically improved my donuts because I was never sure how far away from the centre of the donut i needed to be. 

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    #16  Edited By Danteveli

    This is the reason for me to try DIrt 3.

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    #17  Edited By buft
    @junglistgamer  I absolutely love them, especially the events which have a consecutive series of tricks to pull off. i love just pulling out the perfect line and nailing them in one run, the freestyle stuff is ok too, i enjoy the little missions.
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    #18  Edited By sins_of_mosin

    Right now I dislike them.  They should not be part of the seasons but just a side thing you can whenever you feel the need. 
     
     
    I have a hard time doing the spins and really wish the game would have given better instructions on how to do them. 
     
    Right now I prefer Dirt 2 as it just felt like an overall better game.
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    #19  Edited By Yanngc33

    I dislike the drift challenges more

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    #20  Edited By ZimboDK

    I thought I would hate them, but I'm having an absolute blast. It's extremely satisfying when you string together a set of tricks.

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    #21  Edited By ghostchant

    I disliked it at first because I thought it was too hard. Turns out, I thought the A button was for handbrake and it is actually for downshifting. Once I got the right button, I got much better at gymkhana and therefore enjoyed it mroe.
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    #22  Edited By Bobby_The_Great

    I love it, but it sure is hard.

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    #23  Edited By Branthog

    No. I can't stand it and I'm at the point now where I can not progress without getting at least third on an event and I'm about to put the game on the shelf permanently rather than waste my time trying to do this piddly goofy ass bullshit. The tutorial is for shit. "I'm Ken Block. Drive your car around this stuff and do shit and stuff!". I want to race in a racing game. I don't care for the drifting bullshit, either. I'm not a car enthusiast, but I didn't know rally racing was all about this crap.

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    #24  Edited By chaser324  Moderator  Online

    At first I wasn't a huge fan, but now that I'm pretty competent at pulling off all the tricks, I freaking love the gymkhana events.

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    #25  Edited By ShockD

    Not really. They look like they've been created just to advertise Ken Block. Now they're a cool addition, but I don't like them being in the championships. I like plain driving.

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    #26  Edited By Aus_azn

    They're so difficult, but I'm getting the hang of it.
     
    Oh, who am I kidding? I suck at it. I've golded all of the training ones, but platinum is evading my grasp on all except the jump one...

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    #27  Edited By helios1337

    I don't care for them. I do like how other than the tutorials, you aren't required to complete them to continue the championship. Also, they are only like 90 second events. So if you want to 100% complete everything just drop the difficulty down to the lowest and do one donut  and you win.

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    #28  Edited By sins_of_mosin

    I will admit that I thought the X button was for handbrake so no wonder I was having such issues with the event.  Now that I got the right button, I'm ok with having to do them.
     
    I mean isn't X the handbrake for nearly every racing game?

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    #29  Edited By Caligula

    Fuck Gymkhana.
     
    Shit is too goddamned hard, and before somebody runs their mouth about how i suck at racing games, explain to me why I have mastered Burnout? or why I smoke every fucking event in Dirt 3 except for this Gymkhana shit. It's too fucking unforgiving and the times required are fucking stupid for what you have to do. CodeMasters better release a patch for this fucking shit. seriously who the fuck can platinum these pieces of shit.
     
    Fuck Gymkhana.
    Fuck Gymkhana in the ass.

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    #30  Edited By Aus_azn
    @JonDavis said:
    Just finished getting the achievement for scoring platinum in all the training events. Now I like Gymkhana just fine.
    I just busted my ass and got the rest of the Platinums I need.
     
    Is it just me or is the Fiesta the worst Gymkhana car ever? I found that the older Impreza is the easiest one to use.
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    #31  Edited By proggykins

    I'm terrible at them, and I dislike them. The drift events too. I just want to race, damnit!

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    #32  Edited By jondavis
    @Caligula: I plat'num'd 'em. 
     
    @Aus_azn: I did it with the Fiesta without any problems.
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    #33  Edited By misterz

    Practice makes perfect, find myself losing lots of time replaying these events

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    #34  Edited By slowbird

    They're kinda fun, sometimes I don't want to do them, but they're alright. I don't platinum them though, I just get a medal and move on.  The speedruns are fun though because it's like a rally stage...I'll try to platinum those.

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    #35  Edited By Caligula
    @JonDavis: I hate you :(
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    #36  Edited By Boiglenoight
    @sins_of_mosin said:
    They should not be part of the seasons but just a side thing you can whenever you feel the need.   I
    Couldn't agree more with this.  Hope the next iteration of Dirt ditches this mode, or relegates it to regular singleplayer with time trials rather than have it be a requisite of completing Dirt Tour.  Also, less voice narration from way totally cooool announcers (the brits are ok) and an absolute ban on Ken Block speaking another word in a Dirt game.  I can barely understand him as is and while he's arguably a fantastic racer, his enthusiasm seems forced and doesn't bring anything to the presentation of the game.
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    #37  Edited By Wasara88

    I hate them. It's great that they are there,but i just wish the they were their own thing separett from all the rally stuff.
    I generally dislike the whole dude awesome to the extreme wibe Dirt 3 has,but that's a fault minee not the games.

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    #38  Edited By PizzaSauce

    I'm a pretty big sim racer, and I expected to absolutely hate the Gymkhana events, but it turns out I can't get enough of them! I love the way the Gymkhana cars handle and how damn fast they are. Never really enjoyed or been any good at drifting and tricks in driving games, but this makes the whole thing much easier and attractive to drifter newbies like me. When I first fired up the game I was under the impression that the Gymkhana events would kinda drag, so I'm definately pleasantly suprised by them. Also love the free roam collecting Gymkhana stuff so far too, countless hours just messing about, the various areas.
     
    Wasn't a geat fan of the whole 'X games iz awesomeee' vibe in Dirt 2, but it's been toned down a bit here, and made a bit more accesible too. Still, i'd prefer a hardcore rally/rally x game, but beggers cannot be choosers!

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    #39  Edited By Sambambo

    I hate these events. Was loving the game right up to now...

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    #40  Edited By theharleyquin

    It depends on how I am for that event. If I can find a good rhythm and hit everything in a nice flow - I really don't mind them. I think they all should have been the medal type matches - where yes you can get platinum but I don't want to worry about getting first so I can clear a tournament. 

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    #41  Edited By jello44

    They are ok, I'm not very good at them, I can never seem to get a decent line going into any of the tricks and I just spin out or hit the walls/barriers. 
     
    I have no problems with the drift challenges though.

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    #42  Edited By wealllikepie

    i like gymkhana a lot, i finished all the challenges in the first 2 battersea locations and had a lot of fun with them

    its tough learning all the doughnuts and other tricks, but once its done its a lot of fun

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    #43  Edited By pweidman

    No. They blow. People obviously like them though. This edition's gimmick imo. Anyway, on the other hand the rally parts are sublime. The handling/physics model is their best ever...just amazing. And the raids are still cool.

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