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 all of your hardwork in maintaining RuneHQ. We grew up together without knowing one another.

Will

Casual User

Oh the memories...
Thank you for all of the RuneScape guidance you provided me in my childhood.
I will remember it forever.

Jhunt

Visitor

I remember my RuneHQ days very fondly. There were some great friendships made along the way, spending countless hours in IRC/ventrilo. While I may have drifted away over time, it's just like Runescape, you never quite, just take long breaks. Whenever I'd get the RS itch, I'd often check back in to RuneHQ to see how things were going. It may be the end of an era, but the memories will never fade.

McSwindler

Former Website Staff

This site was my childhood. I started playing RS in '04, and didnt have a clue what I was doing. This site helped me navigate that world when it was so new. Deb and Gene, you did the lord's work for 23 years, helping out noobs find their way across Gielinor. Thank you, for all the hard work and dedication.

Skinny1029

User

As a kid I loved to quest and the only way I ever made it through most of them was with RuneHQ. RuneScape was my escape from a world full of stress and anxiety. Thank you for guiding me on my many adventures in Gielinor! Rest in peace!

Dylan

Visitor

What a sad sight to see. This place was an amazing resource for players around the world. You will be sorely missed.

Fawdark

Visitor

I will miss this site tremendously; my dad and I would print off guides and share them with each other before the times of multiple monitors and plug-ins. My bookshelf had a large stack with notes written in, a great legacy for a fun point and click game. For anything RuneScape, I knew where to redirect people.

Thank you for getting me through Desert Treasure 1 and making me cool in middle school, it upset the guys at Castle Wars though. :) You both are gone but will always be the essence of the game to many people. Just like Guthix, it's time for RuneHq and their creators to rest.

Stilwell

User

Thank you.

I finally... stopped lurking.

Jaktik

Lurker of 23 Years

Such an important part of my Runescape journey. Thank you for everything.

Cameron Ellis

I started playing RuneScape almost 20 years ago. RuneHQ has been an important tool in my life for a very long time. Thank you for all the help over the years, RIP!

Clove16/NerseKobold

Visitor

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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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