RuneHQ A Tribute and Farewell
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A Tribute and Farewell

In Loving Memory

Celebrating 23 years of RuneHQ history
and the community that made it special.

More than a website: a home for adventurers, a library of shared knowledge, and friendships that reached far beyond the game.

A Tribute To

Deb & Gene

The hearts behind RuneHQ

Deb and Gene helped shape RuneHQ into a place where adventurers could learn, share, and belong. We honor their vision, dedication, kindness, and generosity, and the community built around those values.

Deb and Gene seated together, smiling at the camera.
Deb & Gene

“More than a website, RuneHQ was a home—and at its heart were two extraordinary people.”

Without Deb and Gene here to help us carry RuneHQ forward, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue the RuneHQ website at the end of 2026.

A Remarkable Journey, A Lasting Legacy

23 Years of RuneHQ

From humble beginnings to a trusted home for guides and friendships, these milestones remember the chapters that shaped RuneHQ.

  1. Humble Beginnings

    RuneHQ begins as a small idea built to help fellow adventurers.

  2. A Growing Community

    Players gather around shared knowledge, questions, and friendship.

  3. Guides & Resources

    Guides, tools, and resources support countless journeys.

  4. Platinum Recognition

    On 9 April, Jagex names RuneHQ one of the Platinum-level sites in its relaunched Fansite Support Programme.

  5. Friends for Life

    What began as a website grows into a community that cares.

  6. Through the Years

    The community adapts, supports one another, and stays connected.

  7. A Lasting Legacy

    More than two decades of memories, friendships, and shared adventures.

  8. The Final Chapter

    After 23 years, RuneHQ reaches its final chapter as the website prepares to close.

Memories from Across the Community

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Thank you for your service. You are and forever will be remembered as our go-to website to clarify any question in this beloved game.
Thank you for paving the way to a better and helpful community
Forever in our hearts ❤️

KAMI

Visitor

Thanks to Deb and Gene for everything, you'll both be missed, but held immortal in our hearts

Cool Messiah

Guide User

Don't end the website. Let someone else take the reins

John Locke

Voice of Reason

I am returning after a many year hiatus. This news has left me profoundly sad. The calculators, quest guides, and treasure trail helped me truly reach a level of fun on RS that would have been otherwise impossible. Will forever have a spot in my heart for this site and the people who made it what it was.

Michael Daniels

visitor

I first used RuneHQ almost 20 years ago. It's crazy to think how your passion-project to help adventures advance in their gaming journey turned into such a big deal bringing together a community. Thank you for the help along the way.

Derrick Fitzpatrick

Really going to miss this website. It all started here for me. This site has helped me through so much knowledge I carry today. I will forever cherish the memories and hold them close. RuneHQ may be going away but it’ll never be forgotten. <3

AvoidThe9To5

Frequent Visitor

RuneHQ was the go-to spot for quest guides back in the day. Without RuneHQ, I would've never finished Dragon Slayer 1 as a kid, and probably wouldn't have enjoyed RuneScape as much as I do. Cheers to Deb and Gene for fueling my lifelong addiction to RuneScape. I wouldn't have it any other way <3

Decaye

User

been using runeHQ on and off for about 20 years (you never stop playing you only take breaks), first used it in 4th grade now Im a grown man with 3 kids pushing 30, how the internet and we have all changed appreciate all the help throughout the decades sad to see another one of the sites from the 2000's go dark. Thanks for eveything you've done for the community over the years!

SealTheCat

Long time visitor

RuneHQ is almost the first thing that pops into anyone’s head who has played OSRS since the early days. RuneHQ gave me the confidence I needed as a young kid to tackle on the hard, scary, quests, and fed my curiosity when wanting to learn more about this land we call Gielnor when I was too young to appreciate how big the game was. Thank you for everything. OSRS would be nothing today without RuneHQ, the legacy this site has had on us players is insurmountable.

Jeremy

Visitor

Thank you for being part of my runescape journey. ill never forget all the knowledge and memories your passed on <3

Adamthehobo3

Visitor since the start

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A Farewell to Our Community

Thank You

To our visitors, members, guide writers, donors, moderators, staff, and friends: thank you for every question answered, every guide improved, every discussion shared, and every friendship formed.

RuneHQ was more than a website. It was a community, and that was always because of you.

Although the site is closing, the RuneHQ Discord and clan will continue, giving the community a place to stay connected and carry on the friendships built here.

It's not goodbye, just a new chapter.

The Community Continues

Stay Connected

While this website chapter is closing, the RuneHQ community continues on.

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