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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After spending my whole childhood and even a large majority of adulthood thus far playing RuneScape I can’t tell you how many times I went out to look on RuneHq. The time and dedication put into this website and everything about it was unmatched. Forever grateful. Thank you

Wedlock

Player

You helped build my childhood and saved me from hour of stress. Thank you for everything you did to help me with this game runehq.

Marcus

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

RuneHQ was amazing for me. I have so many fond memories of early Runescape circa 2005-2007. RuneHQ is right up there with Thottbot for World of Warcraft. It's sad to see this come to a close, but I'm happy that I'll always have the memories. Thank you to everyone who worked behind the scenes on RuneHQ!

Calderarrow

Heavy user pre-EOC

Thanks for all the work over the years. First visited this website back in 2006, and continued to use for many years. Without RuneHQ, I think we’d of all struggled with the quests as kids.

Wishing you both, and all involved, all the best!

Harry / J60

Visitor

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

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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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