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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Used to be a frequent member way back when. Thank you both very very much for everything you gave to this community!

Anonnymous

Visitor

All the OG's will NEVER forget how amazing RuneHQ was in our early days of Runescape. Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to this amazing site!

Redsoxrule09

This website helped me through one of the greatest games of my life and aome hard times in my childhood, thank you for all your hard work and the legacy you have provided.

Rest In Peace.

Tristen Geiger

Visitor

Thank you for all the memories. RuneHQ was more than a website, it was a community. Deb & Gene are legends of the community. We will all be forever grateful.

Zyxn

Thank you for all the information on quests and guides back in the day. This website helped me a lot.

Barrier75

Visitor

RuneHQ was the go to place to anything RS related. Before RuneLite we had RuneHQ and Swiftkit. 20+ years ago, as a kid, I used them regularly. Thank you, Deb and Gene, for the childhood memories. Rest in Peace.

Tim Semrow

Member, Visitor, and child who has some awesome memories with RuneHQ.

Thank you for all your help over the years <3

Gracie

I came here, every day during my early days of runescape - the guides to walk through desert treasure, monkey madness, lost city, all of them helped establish the addiction that was runeacape for me. I am happy to see this fold into inexistence in a peaceful exit - thank you.

Justin Bach

Former visitor

Man, the memories. Much love.

Cody Woodard

Visitir

This website was the only thing that I could consistently understand and utilise, even with my disabilities. Everything on there was so well written and easy to comprehend. It was a place of inclusion for me since day one. Thank you Deb and Gene for being the amazing faces behind such a useful tool. The memories of RuneHQ will live in my heart, and so many others, forever.

Paula Corbett

Past Visitor/User

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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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