Community reacts to f0rest's retirement news

GeT_RiGhT, karrigan, FalleN and many other big names gave f0rest his well-deserved flowers on social media.

One of Counter-Strike's greatest legends has taken his final bow.

Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg announced his retirement from competition on Friday after a nearly 20-year playing career with teams like Fnatic, SK Gaming and Ninjas in Pyjamas.

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The 36-year-old was among the best players in the world for almost a decade, and to this day, the discussion of who was the better 1.6 player, him or Filip "⁠NEO⁠" Kubski, has not been settled. And in CS:GO, he played a key role as Ninjas in Pyjamas established a reign of dominance during the game's first year and then picked up a Major title in the summer of 2014.

Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund, his longtime friend and former teammate, was among the first to share a message on social media.

f0rest had such a profound cultural impact on the game that his retirement announcement drew a reaction from Valve.

Without surprise, former teammates, old foes and many other community figures took to social media to pay tribute to one of the franchise's biggest names.