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 guys so much in 2004 I owe everything to you guys it was either tip.it or runehq runehq website layout was different this really made me cry today lol

cody of king cody 08

visit

Was the site for everything RuneScape back in the day. Godspeed

Josh M

Visitor

Thank you so much for all your help throughout the years! I owe my RuneScape childhood to you <3

-Tristan

Tristan

Visitor, osrs player

This is a hard pill to swallow. I essentially grew up with RS and RuneHQ. I knew Gene and Deb. They were wonderful people, as were the entire crew. I'm thankful to have been a part of RuneHQ!

Sheep01

Former Staff/Mod

Sad to see the page go i used it religiously many find memories of the late night uses

Andrew Roenfeldt

Life long hair user

I never really used it, but I’ve known of it for years. RIP!

Ghost

Visitor

Sorry to hear about your loss, this site helped me so much as a child in the 2000’s and have used it randomly for years. I appreciate everything you guys did and this will always be a memory. Thank you

Jsnight

Visitor

This was my goto platform in my early RuneScape days. All the information I needed was here. Thank you ⚔️

SavageMan

Early day frequent visitor

I used to play runescape growing up with a late friend of mine and I cannot thank you enough for the help and guides back then, it felt like such a big world and we would run around aimlessly for hours. Sad to see RuneHQ go but I am glad to have those memories. Don't be sad its over, be glad it happened.

Kyle

Visitor

Thank you for many good memories, god bless

Tyler W

Clan Member/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.

Join Our Discorddiscord.gg/rUGUAWY Watch Our Streamstwitch.tv/therealrunehq