RuneHQ A Tribute and Farewell
Memorial menu

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

RuneHQ Guestbook

Share a memory, a farewell, or a few words about what RuneHQ and its community meant to you.

Sign the guestbook

Your message will appear here after the security check is complete.

For example: former staff member, clan member, or visitor.

Up to 2,000 characters. Plain text only.

Messages appear immediately. RuneHQ moderators may edit or remove submissions when necessary.

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

The holy grail of osrs for quest guides back in the day

TheOSRSidiot

Visitor

It's been a while since I came here for help the last time, but I have fond memories of the site, back before 2010. Sad to see it go, but glad it's been here in the first place.

I know how it feels to let go a site in which you poured a lot of love, and as such... thank you to everyone that helped keep RuneHQ alive until now.

To Glory

visitor

Thousands of hours were spent here in my childhood and while it may be over, the memories will always remain. Rest in peace.

Dinosaur Dan

Visitor

I haven’t played RS in over 15 years but after hearing of your loss I felt the need to leave a note. Thanks to Deb and Gene for the community they built and helped grow over the years.

Rameen Salehi

Visitor

I began my Runescape journey in 2006 at 10 years old, and I frequented RuneHQ for quests like One Small Favour, Underground Pass, and Elemental Workshop. At one point, I remembered that when a quest came out I was usually tracking RuneHQ because of their dedication and speed to trailblaze these quests and guides for us.
I am sorry for this community's loss, and I appreciate being able to share a sentiment to my memories here.
It's odd turning 30 this year and feeling like we're all experiencing the end of a great era where people like Deb & Gene worked for us gamers out of love rather than monetization of our shared interests.

Quentin Hunt / RSN: CausticFlux / Craziesthawk

Visitor

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 Deb, Gene, and everyone over the years for making RuneHQ what it was. A place for new and veteran players of the game to come to and get guidance on their RuneScape journeys. Everybody at RuneHQ has helped shaped the lives of RuneScape players and allowed us to achieve things we could have only ever imagined. Deb, Gene and RuneHQ will never be forgotten. Thank you for everything.

Dan

Proud to have to have been apart of this
Axelzjr/ Solemn reporting in.

Solemn

22 year veteran

Proud to have to have been apart of this
Axelzjr/ Solemn reporting in.

Solemn

22 year veteran

Page 30 of 33 · 325 messages

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