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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Thank you for helping a fellow adventurer. See you on the next one.

GosuStizz

Vistor

Man seeing this blows my mind. I know im not the only saying this but it seems like all the good things for gamers are going away. This is one of them. Now we have quest helper and its not the same.

Ethan

2009 osrs guides

Thank you!

Stockton Arkeem Miller

visitor

Thanks for everything over the years, this has been such a valuable tool and was a great project.

SkullCandy

Sad to see this go since 2004 was it for me. Finishing school, getting on RuneHQ and RuneScape. Life felt great. I’m happy this went a long way. Thank you for all the core memories, nothing can ever replace RUNE HQ!

Oxxed

Visitor

I'll always remember the single monitor days; switching back and forth between a RuneHQ quest guide and the game. Thanks for the decades of fun and information!

Rift

Visitor

Using my original Runescape username from when I started playing in 2007. I was just a kid at the time and I had the hardest time figuring out how to do quests. My cousin showed me RuneHQ and the rest is history. RuneHQ was my go-to site and always had it open in a separate tab when exploring Gielinor. I'm glad to learn who was behind this incredible site and give my thanks. RIP Deb & Gene. Thank you for the lifelong nostalgia and god bless your families.

bkp90

Visitor

I remember printing out quest guides and putting them in a binder. Core memory. Thank you!

Rip Flm

Longtime site user

Way back in 2008-2011, I took part in the creation of most quest guides, and most of the pictures in the quest guides were taken by me. I miss everyone from the golden era. We used to host so many events together! I remember Terr, MooMoo, Graystar, and there were so many more that I can't remember their name at the moment. Thank you for the wonderful memories!

~Tune

Tune

Former Quest Guide Creator

Used RuneHQ on a daily basis as a kid back during 2005-2008 days, made my Runescape adventure back then so much better.

Alex

User 2005-2008

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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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