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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RuneHQ was one of the OG fansites that all of us veteran players flocked to in the early days. It had, and still has, some of the best quest guides (the most pictures haha!) and a great community.

Thanks to the team for maintaining it all these years. It is definitely sad to see it go, but I understand how difficult it can be to continue a project when the founders are no longer with us.

Eternal rest grant unto Deb & Gene,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.

Dpower

Core part of my memories as a child. I still remember asking my mother to print quest guides for me at her office.

Eddie L

Thank you everything that you have done for the community. The impact made to so many lives can not be understated. From early questing beginnings, fan sites like RuneHQ shaped my future career and life.

Thank you for the memories.

Ex-Mod Wolf

Visitor

Thankyou for everything! Whenever I found myself stuck on something, RuneHQ was my go-to place to find the answers since I was a kid. Managed to get QP cape and many more, even passed on the knowlegde or source to my surroundings!

English is not my native language, but RuneHQ sure made it easier when I was 11!

I don't know what comes after the end, but I am sure that Deb and Gene are smiling proudly at the community they formed!

Goodnight RuneHQ'ers

Chantal K (Neomy)

RUNEHQ had it all! Quests, tips, and guides. When loading runescape I would always have Runehq ready. Growing up I never really thought or thanked the creators and I apologize. Without this I wouldnt have done half of what I completed. Sorry I didnt say this sooner, but THANK YOU! THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. nothing truly dies if we do our part to remember what you gave us.

Albert M.

Long time player and RUNEHQ user

Thanks for everything and helping me through the stronghold of security when I was 10. RIP

Doomer703

Visitor

I used RuneHQ to do quests back when I was a kid in 2006. Thank you to those at RuneHQ for your contributions and thank you for the memories!

Ryan

visitor

Thank you for the good times in 2008. Much love, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dan

Regular visitor

Best quest guides and the wiki before the wiki, so sad to see this go. Making us feel old. This is what the RuneScape community is about.

Nathan Barclay

Visitor

God speed

Cold bong

Osrs veteran

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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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