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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Always was an amazing site/place to get information. This was great help to me back in the early days. I've been away for a while but for the many years I was apart of this community I felt like it was family.

GlitchyBox

User from the beginning of time

Will never forget all the times I used this site growing up, will always be remembered

Bret

Runescape has always been a big part of my life. Some of my earliest memories of Runescape have RuneHQ in it. When I knew nothing, this site taught me a lot. I completed most of the quest in this game for the first time with help from RuneHQ. I will never forget this site and its staff that did so much. Goodbye RuneHQ

Q

Visitor

This website was the best. I had two home pages back in the day, and this was one of them. Gone but not forgotten

Eleos7

Thank you for the wonderful memories. You will be sorely missed . . . .

Hucklebear

Visitor

Your website brings fond memories as a child trying to solve and figure out how to complete various quests. It sparks memories of a younger me. I feel as though more and more of what I knew growing up is slowly fading away. The memory of what this site brought me will always be a vestige in my heart. Thank you.

My old username was Oblivionn4, at one point I had an account on the site but the passwords to it and many other sites are long gone. To any and all that remember that name, hello old friends. I was once 11, 21 years ago. I now sit here 32. Names I used to remember, AceKing95, UnknownDog5, Sooq, Minority95. You are all names I remember, old as time, missing but a fond memory. If any of you read this, hello. I am doing well, I hope you are too.

M. Lackey

Old user (2005+)

RIP these guides will be missed they were all I ever used

PiggyAzalea

Used this back in 2004 for questing. Crazy to think how long of a run it's had. RIP to a legend.

dragonkil633

visitor

Farewell my friends, a beautiful tribute and bittersweet end to a childhood filled with endless late night grinds. RuneHQ will always have a place in my heart, thank you Deb and Gene.

Niner105

Visitor

love this website. Did so many quests and clues with this site. Sad to see it go.

Claudia RSN: SUP3RCLAUDIA

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.

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