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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Man, it is difficult to even describe how much this site and its history means to me. It isn't often that I find out about the passing of people I never directly knew and find it genuinely difficult to hold back the tears.

RuneHQ was more than just a part of the community, it WAS the community during the golden age of something that is still going strong to this very day.

If RS was the Sun in the golden days, RuneHQ would've been Jupiter.

RIP Deb & Gene and thank you for the memories.

Durant

visitor

I will never forget Rune HQ. It was what kept me engaged in questing back on RS2 while going through middle and high school. My high-school library printer went "buuuuuur" printing out countless pages of quest guides. I wore that thing out. Haha. This website was the foundation of my progression in a game I grew up loving and love to this day. Much love and many thanks!!

Andre E.

Quester

Thank you for all your help over the years <3

Gracie

can't believe this day has finally come.. thank you. for everything.. <3

-Elementkid20

Alex

Visitor,Questor,Fan

While I still played RuneScape, RuneHQ was a major reason why I kept coming back. It had its ups and downs, but it hurts to see that it will now close definitively. Many tickles to those I got to know here. It was a good ride.

Sumurai8

Former Site & Clan Staff

Sad to see it go, glad to know it lasted so long.

Alex

Former forum moderator

I never would have seen lletya without you.

Charles C

Visitor, quester

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 was the first place that I really wanted to help the community. It was an amazing team to be apart of that I will always remember. RuneHQ was also the reason that I got to attend RuneFest in 2013, which is something I will always be grateful for as it was an experience I will never forgot. Although I'm not part of RuneHQ anymore it is still extremely sad to see that it is closing its doors for the final time. It will always be remembered as one of the great RuneScape communities and help sites. RIP :(.

Amoa

Former Content Editor

Blessings. Much respect thanks for being here for us. <3.

woow too nice

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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