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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Without your help, money madness would have stayed incomplete in my quest list. Bookmarked site on the home computer. You made a site for players but didn’t realise how you were embedded in groups of friends coming together for fun. Thank you, and rest in peace.

Burp258

Visitor

Thank you for everything these past 23 years ❤️

TripNTrippy

visitor

Thank you for your time and effort for all those years. When I was younger I could have never gotten anything done in Runescape without the help of RuneHQ. This site and the work of everyone who contributed to it will be fondly remembered forever.

Alec Gall

Visitor

You helped me get through some spots at the beginning of my journey. Thank you for everything!

M

RSN: Wet Bandage

RuneHQ was the number 1 site I used for everything Runescape from way in the day up until the last few years. Thanks for the valuable assistance in my Runescape adventure.

Manty67

Frequent User

This site was up every day before I jumped on RuneScape massive help big part of my early teen years.
Thank You.

Major

Thank you for all the help throughout the years!!!

Slade

Visitor

Thank you for all that you have done for the generations playing RuneScape. I remember being a kid and using the resources you had to get through a tough part of a quest or read up on a rare item. Thank you for everything 🙏🏼

Patrick V.

lifelong player

I never had the chance to meet Deb or Gene, but RuneHQ was a big part of my RuneScape experience for many years. Its guides and calculators helped me countless times. Years later, I joined the team as a developer, hoping to help update the site I had used for so long. Although my time there was short, I’m grateful I had the chance to contribute what I could. RuneHQ will always mean a lot to me.

Sythan

Developer

This was such a helpful website throughout my childhood playing Runescape. <3 Thank you all for your hard work!

nuhhcole

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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