Dirt Rally 2.0 : The Boring Driver Wins the Race 

The AI in the singleplayer actually cheats where it reads your best times from previous race and comes up with a number that makes it harder for you to beat until you start to lose a lot then they become slightly easier. This was explained by the developers in the original Dirt Rally in a live stream a couple of years ago, it's basically rubber banding with time.

"On a keyboard, in third person mode" I am dying now.

Give Samir a break, don't pressure him or he'll break the car even more.

6:22 is absolutely beautiful scriptwriting! You gotta love the alliteration at the end too.

Ah yes, the legend of Catty, the mysterious Chinese driver we all aspire to be. You're not the first to mention them 🙂

"Always drive comfortably below your limits." Colin McRae: I don't know what that phrase means.

"How are these people beating me! They must be cheating..." Plays on a keyboard.

Philip, I can assure you that, regardless of where you are on the leaderboards, you are absolutely one of the best Dirt Rally player using keyboard. Nearly all of the top drivers use an actual wheel as a controller, so the fact that you can even get close is extremely impressive.

10:10 me: damn he must be a great rally driver, is he using a wheel or something? me after hearing hes using a keyboard: ON A WHAT NOW?

7:34 I developed an admiration for "LetsDoAnal"

Triple Caution Triple Caution !!! TRIPLE CAUTION !!!!!

Thank you for the mention in this video and I'm glad my setups help you in some Manner. You'll also never see me in the dailies as all my time spent on the game is spent in time trial setting up the cars for every location and hopefully making this game easier for everyone to play.

6:28 thats some good alliteration

"I was not the best" Says the madlad 10 seconds more than the WR driving on keyboard in thirdperson

"I didn't need to be the best, I just needed to be the best I could be. I took pride in my sucesses and failures" Damn. Easy to forget this was a video about a racing game at one point. Really nice.

6:27 That alliteration porn though.

I like how in forst 30 secs there's the legendary Samir's codriver

"I beat Dirt Rally 2's singleplayer campaign... ...on a keyboard in third person mode" Wow, I am struggling with playing it on a controller :o

"On a Keyboard in 3rd person mode" Legend

I haven't even played this game, but somehow this made me emotional. Great video Philip! "I didn't need to be the best, I just needed to be the best that I could be."

"The mere idea of matching them in a single segment became an insurmountable challenge. Even along Seemingly Simple Straight Sections they'd Soundly Secure Superior Scores, Surpassing my Subpar Struggles as I Soon Succumbed to Settling for Second place."

hahaha mate! I have been seeing your name pop up in the leaderboards of dailies from time to time :D I'm ERT_Jarod (I'm seen a few times in this video, in 1st place @7:35 :D ) I've tried to add you a couple times b4 to chat to ya about dirt and maybe help you out a bit as I've always been a fan of your vids for years now haha. Ofc you rejected me (no hard feelings) but man did I have a good laugh seeing you top 100 on occasion knowing full well you're 3rd person keyboard ;) But yeah man the competition and skill of some of the drivers in this game is incredible, I myself am a pro driver in this game currently working to qualify for the world champs and participating in pro level leagues against the best of the best and it takes a lot of time and effort to compete with these top level guys, its actually quite crazy how stressful and hardcore it is at times :) But anyway, congrats on beating the master ai dude, not even I have done that yet (mainly coz I dont play career ;) ) and I hope to still see your name pop up time to time :p ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-c60847k7lqY.html here is a run of mine on that exact Argentina stage that I won on that daily event :D You will see what the driving looks like from my perspective ;)

"Comparison is the thief of Joy" - Ted E. Rose-Veltonovich The Dirt games are best played when your only goal is beating your own best time.

"on a keyboard, in third person" M. Night Shyamalan eat your heart out, what a twist!

Why am I crying ? This was beautiful for some reason. I just got the game and it made me lose hope in myself. Till I watched this.

I like that video and your message. And the best thing is: You can replace the word Dirt 2 everytime with something else like learning a language, assessing software development, going to the gym, spending time with your loved ones. Your message is always true ;-)

"I'm happy to accept that I'll never be as good as drivers like Catty.. not even close" Me who finished at 2227 in the daily: >>

Inb4 Phillip purchases a direct drive sim rig and starts a sim racing channel

This video is incredible, a whole arc with real character development and a good story. Bravo

That's how racing works. Sometimes in order to be going faster you have to slow down. Driving within your skill level and slowing down is always going to be faster than crashing... Then as you improve, you gradually push it, a little faster, a little faster.

I'm a filmmaker. I often have anxious thoughts about if what I'm doing matters. Videos like these give me solace in those worries, as when Philip said "This game bettered me as a person" I was reminded how media can make us reflect and feel emotions we didn't before. That is what matters when making a game or any other creation. Even if that feeling is just fun, or it it reminds us to have perspective like Dirt did here. Thanks for this video.

Good to see another life-lessons-with-phil-but-its-a-video-game on the dirt rally series :D And yes I did watch the entire video already I was part of the 1 minute club :))))))

Man, these types of videos are why I like Philip so much more than most other youtubers. He doesn't just talk about video games in a general sense, but he'll have these occasional videos that are so insightfu andl humbling. I like how here he's saying its not about trying to the best, but the best you can be. I really love that quote at 7:58 with "And my ego melted away as my respect for this game grew." There's just something inspiring about this, especially with the up beat dirt rally soundtrack playing in the background. I also liked that Asda video where he mentioned how enjoyable it was to just listen to music while walking to Asda and how certain tracks would mark certain parts of his journey. I tend to listen to music while drawing or working so I tend to associate whatever songs I was listening to at the time with some of my finished works. I really enjoyed the game making journy series too, especially as someone who is studying a game design course.

6:28 In Germany this would be one single word...

First thing I do after a Online Rally stage with hundreds or thousands of players is look how far up the Scroll bar is on the right lol. But for real, this game can be so frustrating. One little mistake and you end a monthly 200 places further back. But there are these moments, when you drive a stage, hit every corner as good as you can, 6 or 7 minutes of driving, and you finish alot quicker then you have before. It feeld amazing, like you have achieved something impossible, that you have showen all your skill. A feeling that cannot be recreated by anything else.

when he said about getting top 50 was like "not bad pretty decent" then at the end when he said he was on keyboard i was like "this guy is a god"

You are breaking the car Philip please you have to listen to me!

This was unexpectedly wholesome, i kind of felt it was life advice.

this is one of your greatest videos of all time. listening to your experience being humbled and to not give up was really inspiring. I really love the videos like these where you just talk about your experiences. this is a great video!

After watching this video, there are many things I want to say but, all I want to say is, Thanks for making this video, I left this video a lot more happier and motivated in life

Damn, this video is exactly what i needed after a continuous lose streak, thanks dude

"I've learned how to get out of a skid in a RWD car, it might even save my life one day" Yeah, I guess it could if you drive your car with a keyboard. In third person.

I dunno, man, being required to be always online to play this game kind of sucks. At least Gran Turismo Sports has a good reason for it and is on top of that only multiplayer. But Dirt Rally 2 is kind of a bummer, getting kicked out of offline races because your internet connection broke down.

I rarely intentionally look up youtube videos to rewatch them, but today I did it with this video. This might be my favorite out of all the videos you've uploaded.

00:05 "samir you are breaking the car"

I really enjoyed this, it felt like all the dirt ralley stuff up until this point were small teasers for this video. I can really tell this game has meant a lot to you, and can really see why as well Ever since being a child, you always have that fantasy of spending weeks and months dedicated to mastering a game, and this one would perfectly scratch that itch (if I was any good at driving games haha) 6:20 stuff like this shows sincerely how much you sink into writing these videos. I can picture it perfectly, you see a small pattern of s words and just run with it. Stuff like this puts a smile on my face, because it demonstrates you still really enjoy making these sorts of videos Nice one mate

on a keyboard ??? makes it even more impressive!

Your first video on Dirt Rally always stuck in my head for some reason. And I recent;y have started playing it, and thanks to the mindset your video had given me, I've been having tons of fun with it. I'm super glad to have a video on 2.0 by you, as I loved your first vid. Thanks for making such good content!

Indeed you have learned the most important skill of a rally driver: Focus on finishing the stage by driving just below your limit.

Hey mate, I really appreciate the advice! After the first stage I was ranked around 1200 (typical for me) so I decided to just try driving more patiently. It was kind of awkward at first fighting the urge to just lead foot it, but I watched my rank slowly rise to my new best of 520! You also gave me a whole new appreciation for the game and my personal adventure through it!

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This game is pretty great. Catty is insanely fast. Me and a couple of my friends are top 50 in single stage times but still 7+ seconds slower. I have no idea where they can find so much time in the stages. (8bitMonkey on racenet)

I can feel your passion as you talk, you make me wanna play this game simply because you love it so much! great video as always, keep it up, you're amazing

1:25 omg operation flashpoint soundtrack 😍😍😍

Watching early in the video: "Wow, this guy isn't very good." 10:12 O N A K E Y B O A R D Me, sitting behind the wheel of my Logitech G29: "Uhhh, sorry I take that back. I'm actually pretty impressed now."

"I didn't need to be the best, I just need to be the best I could be. I took pride in my own journey..." This became a life lesson for me... Wow

This is such a wonderful story arc. I eagerly await to see how much more you’ve grown by your next Dirt Rally video

I love when a videogame makes you a better person. So many great games, hobbies, and competitions out there can really improve one's life.

Hey , I was just looking for some cornering tutorials and ended up with this AMAZING VIDEO. Man, that is some formidable storytelling !! And the way you’re telling it is very immersive! I just couldn’t stop watching it and listenening to this amazing story of yours - and you know what, I think I’m gonna really take it slow with group B cars in Spain 😅 Thank you again for such an amazing story!

The introduction with "Samir you're breaking the car" was pretty amazing.

I really applaud your effort to try and get back on the track at 1:45 but that was a hilarious failure. 😂

10:09 _"...on a keyboard..." Pretty hilarious how you earlier thought the top players must be cheating. How did you not know... _"What do you mean a race wheel!? I've already changed them inbetween the races!"_ I get Homer Simpsons vibes here, where you ruin the english manual and had to read the french one... _"Le circuit!? What the hell is that!? "_ x'D

I've been playing Dirt games for years now but I simply do not get how you manage to do so well with just a keyboard in Dirt Rally and Dirt Rally 2.0. I'm stunned pleasently and it gave me hope that one day I could be that good aswell

I was feeling really down because I've been trying really hard to improve at living my life, and after I push myself intensely I get hit by a wave of demotivation, followed by depression from not being able to get things done. This video made me realize that I need to stop pushing myself to a point where I crash, I need to take the turns slow and brake early. Thanks a lot for your video.

Gotta rewatch this every few months since I still love rally solely from this video Nice alliteration around 6:25 lmao

6:27 Sweet smoking summer sausages that alliteration was simply stunning

I miss dirt 3 rally mode where you could haul ass so hard you could catch up to the other drivers and you could pass them cleanly or destroy their hopes in the rally career by destroying them

Grats on beating Dirt Rally 2, I never could beat the Rally games, too hard for me. I did beat the mainline Dirt games though, that's enough challenge for me.

10:57 "It might even save my life one day." This x100. Most of my racing used to be done on a controller but the understanding of the techniques helped me stay on the road during my first winter of driving when my Front wheel SUV started sliding towards the ditch in 2 different corners on my way to work.

Undoubtedly the best review I've watched. Thank you for actually talking about what its like to PLAY the game.

still one of your most beautiful videos. i hope while moderating you see this comment, and i hope you see the small, but meaningful impact you have on so many people’s lives

i honestly clicked on this thinking it was a cubicle brothers video. I've become numb to clips of Philip crashing appearing in my feed.

I have always enjoyed these storytelling videos of yours. You can write really well!

Great video. Slow is fast, and the most enjoyable part of it is getting over that hump when you've really discovered the feeling of the car you're in and send it over the line just a couple seconds above the AI that you've decided is your enemy. The Dailies and Monthlies are absolutely critical to knowing that you're definitely not the best, but taking that as a challenge to get BETTER and keep going is a priceless feeling.

this game has such a great community because everyone accepts it's brutally hard, there's no snobbery or "git good scrub" at all i love it

You know you just earned yourself a sub, i was very frustrated on dirt rally 2.0, this is amazing advice ‘I tried not to be the best but the best i can be’ thank you for this awesome video have a good day.

Alright the start of this video was odd "Woah did they add new announcers in DiRT Rally 2?" "Hang on..." "No, that's the samir you're breaking the car thing" It legitimately sounds like something that would be in this game, though.

Many times I love to drift at insane speed, to the maximum possible, maybe after 10 attempts, one of those times I do a perfect drift without crashing or ending up being damaged, but it is so satisfying that time, it is worth it above the another 10 failed.

Wow... I expected this to just be some playthrough of a track, but this turned out to be so wholesome and touching. Good job.

I just realized I play this game like an insane person. Slap on some eurobeat, tell the co-driver to shut up and only tell me left/right/or hairpins, and just wing it, with no worries whatsoever. This is also very inspiring and oddly emotional.

3:20 "Stop by Marshal" Ok !

Nobody else can turn racing games into life lessons quite as well as Philip.

Lol samir wrecking the car in the beginning

I don’t know if this reaches you but this is the motivation video I come to time and time again. I’ve been struggling with addiction for years and now I am clean but motivation was something i have been lacking but this gives me such helpful advice. I picked up irl karting and sim racing as a coping mechanism and your mindset towards this is game is my mantra towards real life karting and sim racing ‘’just keep going no matter what’’ (finished p4 in my first karting race because of this approach). And in real life I also found solice in what you said at 12:06 and i keep with me everyday, I may not be the best but I am consistent and I just keep better everyday.

This is the most wholesome gaming video I've seen in a long, long time. Well done.

It’s funny that you googled the only Chinese player that was ahead of you in the leaderboard and thought he was a cheater

try it with a steeringwheel, hoodcam und manual gearbox someday, it really intensifies your experience. it's tons of fun optimizing your driving and master every stage. deep respect for conquering it with a keyboard tho :D

Can we get a video on your top games of all time list?

Dude that was so inspiring. You perfectly described my frustration with the game. It’s time I revisited it. Thank you! 🤘

This is beautiful, thanks for uploading this after my hopeless countless of crashes in the game i just bought, thanks man!

New music? Is this part of the Dirt Rally soundtrack?

i recommend playing in 1st person it helped me a lot :D

Get a G29 Phillip, the fun is unmatched. Come over to /r/simracing :D

I love the liveliness in Dirt rally, the crowd reacts when they see the car, the player caresses the steering wheel with his fingers, the attendants react to stop the car, and some of my favorite vehicles break down and stop on the side of the road, which is very car, and some of my favorite vehicles break down and stand on the side of the road, which is a very nice detail

Hahaha the audio thrown in at the end! "WHAT ARE YOU DOING SAMIR??!!"

1:12 random Operation Flashpoint music....

I heard Operation Flashpoint music! What I'd give for a video on it ;)

Another great video! also keyboard racers RISE UP

This is my inspiration for my journey with Trackmania Daily, and racing games overall.