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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So sad to hear of the passing of Deb and Gene.

Whilst I didnt know them in any personal capacity, their devotion to the community through RuneHQ has had a lasting impact of thousands and thousands of players across the world.

From helping us complete that daring Monkey Madness, taking on Barrows or doing our first clue scrolls. Thank you so much for your time and passion. It will have a lasting effect on all of us scapers.

Matt Os

2005+ visitor

This was one of the resources (alongside Sal's) that gave me the information and excitement for the game I'd played during my childhood. Though I stopped using the site, the memories of using it never left and remains part of my personal RuneScape history. This closing of a chapter can at least be known and appreciated by those who used RuneHQ and lest we forget.

Aurore Lassus

Visitor

Thank you for your legacy.
Rest In Peace.

Tristen Geiger

Life-long visitor

Ivee been using this platform for 15 years I can't believe I just got onto the website and you guys are leaving :/ Thank You For EVERYTHING helping me quest in my Childhood!

Shaq adams

15 YEARS USING THIS PLATFORM

I used this wonderful website for every quest. I always found the guides clear and up to date.
Thank you!

Ripie

Frequent Visitor

RuneHQ is a landmark to the RuneScape history, one that was once cemented as the go to for any and all help to navigate the game and remembered by all of the RuneScape community, even beyond the closure.

Rest in peace

DeZilla

Clueless idiot

Nothing will ever bring back the joy I felt going through all the guides as a kid, thank you guys.

Glute Biter

Very long time user of the guides

Thanks for the help over the years. Whether it was from planning out my skill grind, or getting unstuck on a quest.

Sad to see a great resource retire from the internet.

Mark

Frequent Lost Adventurer

This was the place that told me crawling hands dropped dragon spears and had me killing them for months when I was 10 years old because it just said “very rare” and I thought I’d get it eventually. I never did. Would have never completed half the quests I did as a kid if not for this website. Haven’t used it for years but it is very sad to see a piece of my childhood closing down. Thank you to everyone who had anything to do with this website. RuneScape was a huge part of my childhood and I still play with my friends as an adult. Probably wouldn’t have been if not for this site.

cg10 2

Visitor

This was a huge help in my gaming time with runescape, will be missed and was greatly appreciated 🙏

Mathew Mollman

Player Since The Beginning

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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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