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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my childhood was on this website rest in peace Deb and Gene thanks for helping us get through our questing!

FluX-MonkeY

visitor

So sad to hear the news. I had a blast the few years I was here, and it started a life interest in software engineer to which is my livelihood now. Special thanks to those that used to hang out on IRC!

Archaen

Former staff member, Coder

Thanks Deb and Gene for everything. 23 years! I still remember finding runehq as a noob back in original old school RuneScape… the easiest to follow guides.

Thank you for everything.

Powerslave

RuneHQ was there for me in the days of RS2 and OSRS. While I slowly made my way to OSRS Wiki, the guides carried a sense of nostalgia that I had been seeking, and I would occasionally visit them to feel like a kid again. Thank you all for everything.

Cowhide12

Visitor

Pour one out for the GOATs

Dragon

SwiftIRC

I was probably a daily visitor of this site when I was a kid just starting Runescape. This was my source of truth for the game. I used it for everything from looking up NPCs and items to printing off multiple quest guides for me and my friends.

Runescape provided an escape for me as a middle-schooler in a rough home and I would not be playing today had I not found RuneHQ all those years ago. The site helped me navigate through the mysterious and wonderful world of Gielinor which in turn helped me navigate through difficult times in my life.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to RuneHQ over the years. The number of lives you've impacted all over the world, in ways you could never imagine, is an incredible legacy.

Rest in well deserved peace, Deb and Gene.

Jeremy N.

Visitor

This site was my childhood. I started playing RS in '04, and didnt have a clue what I was doing. This site helped me navigate that world when it was so new. Deb and Gene, you did the lord's work for 23 years, helping out noobs find their way across Gielinor. Thank you, for all the hard work and dedication.

Skinny1029

User

As a kid I loved to quest and the only way I ever made it through most of them was with RuneHQ. RuneScape was my escape from a world full of stress and anxiety. Thank you for guiding me on my many adventures in Gielinor! Rest in peace!

Dylan

Visitor

What a sad sight to see. This place was an amazing resource for players around the world. You will be sorely missed.

Fawdark

Visitor

Thank you.

I finally... stopped lurking.

Jaktik

Lurker of 23 Years

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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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