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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Thanks for the memories

skips31

RuneHQ was a mandatory part of learning the game back in the day as a kid. I’ll always remember looking back and forth between the quest guide and my character as a 10-year old. Tedious, but necessary. Thank you for helping to create some of the best gaming memories on Runescape!

Matthew

While I no longer play RuneScape, I am grateful for the role it had and continues to have in my life. Friends of mine have gotten married through this game, I learned to type at a ridiculous speed and continue to see my social group play. Good bye RuneHQ and thank you for all the adventures.

Victor Do

Visitor

Back in school around 2006-7 I had a friend tell me about a cool game called Runescape. This game was my first ever introduction to a MMO experience and I was hooked. Waking up to play just a bit and after school got to play it some more. I was using a cousins computer who lived with us, and eventually got a laptop, that my brothers and I shared. I don't remember how I found this website out, but I was constantly using it in order to complete quest- stuff that I wouldn't have figured out on my own, this place was a comfort for that.

Adrian/ Cammander146 -162

Thanks for the quest help and farewell!

Rob

Visitor

Thank you for being a big part of my young runescape years, without you I wouldnt have been able to get ancient magic, all the love and blessings.

David Galindo

Adventurer

Been coming here since 2006. Can't believe this is it. Love you guys. You are a piece of my childhood. This place, this game, everything has helped in more ways than one.

Qold

Visitor

A piece of my childhood was on this website. Always bounced back between here and Sals. Thank you for the memories, and I know in 20 years from now (God willing) I’ll think of RuneScape and Rune HQ and smile. Thanks for everything!

RunescapinRunescaper

Ever since I started playing this game in 2005 RuneHQ was always there for me to help me through all the quests and methods to skill....thank you so much.

Fly high Deb & Gene 🕊️

Never forgotten.

HellsAngels

Vistor

I had to come in and say my farewells to this website when I saw the news. I still actively play the game today, though admittedly I had moved on from runeHQ as my go to guide site a long time ago and it brings to mind the phrase, "You never know how much you miss something until it's gone."

RuneHQ was there for me when I needed it most, and it let me go when I was ready. Thank you for everything you helped me through in the past.

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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.

Join Our Discorddiscord.gg/rUGUAWY Watch Our Streamstwitch.tv/therealrunehq