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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Good luck to staff in the sad times

Brandon

Multi account visitor

Back in the day, I used this site to finish my first big quest, Monkey Madness 1. I'll never forget this place, and it will always have a special place in my career in this game. You will be missed. I even used my old username. Much love.

Zathura777

Old Visitor

thank you

mageler

Thank you many memories, and building a community that will last lifetimes.

Justin (Technowizrd)

Visitor

What a lovely memory!! I loved the dungeon maps

hooty

user circa 2005

Thanks for all the tips and help, I was just a lost noob playing his first mmo in 2005, and thanks to runehq guiding me and helping me out, I grew to love the game and community to this day. Thanks to runehq team for all their efforts.

AtO141

Visitor and Fan

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

Claudia RSN: SUP3RCLAUDIA

Visitor

You guys, I hope you know how much you helped me when I was just a young tacker. From quests to items. It was all there. My fondest memory was finding the vyrewatch boots. How I wish we could turn back time to those old days, they were the good days. Rip, thank you for helping us.

Shana

Visitor from way back

Thanks for all of the memories and tips over the years. RuneScape wouldn’t be RuneScape without you guys.

Pressed/baybay/gumgood/wordless

Fan

Thank you Deb, Gene, and the entire RuneHQ team. For years sites like yours, Sal’s, and Zybez were the backbone of RuneScape 2’s frontier years. You will be missed but your legacy will carry on.

Awahso

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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