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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I've not played RuneScape in some time but this website helped me so much when I was a child and then a teenager, even into adulthood when I'd periodically return to the game.

The guides were so helpful and easy to understand. I never really took note of the names but for anyone who has added a guide or edited a guide, I know myself and many many many others owe you our gratitude and respect.

Thank you for the memories, Rune HQ will be missed.

Dré

Visitor

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

Alex

Former forum moderator

I used to play a lot as a kid to know how to do quests; it brings so many memories, and I know I don’t play the game often but this website shaped how I should also help others with guidance.

Rizhwan

Thank you so much for all of work over the years. You will be missed.

Everyonedies(RSN)

visitor

Thanks for the memories and thank you to the team who worked hard to make this website as fantastic as it was, you may be going but you won't be forgotten.

Brown Apron

Thank you from my childhood self

Tyler Doane

Visitor

Thank you for all the great knowledge you shared with us! May your stories live on in OSRS history as one of the greatest guides on the web in the early 2000’s!!!! Much love to the RuneHQ Family and Friends!!! May we all remember the long nights reading quest guides and how-to’s!!!!!

Alex Deans

OSRS player from the start!

I will never forget get this website!!! Thank you for your help throughout so many quests in 2007

pstumps360

Visitor

Thanks for all y’all have done. Back then questing really sucked, you guys made it easier.

Josh

Player

RuneHQ was my go to in for all my quest help for the first 8 years or so of playing (then) Runescape. Thank you to everyone that put their effort in over the years, you really helped a lot of people along in their adventure we all grew up with and love then and now. RuneHQ will forever be an icon in the Runescape scene, soon to be gone but never forgotten <3

Coro

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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