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 all those years, I wish you the best! Long live RuneHQ!

Carrera S

Visitor

Thank you for helping me so much as a kid and an adult! I am so sad this has happened. Your quest has ended here but your imprint stays with all of us.

Rose

Visitor

Thank you for all the help you gave me back in 2004-2006.

Yugiohkerel

Visitor

In loving memory to a core part of this game's ongoing success. This website helped in so many ways and will truly be missed. Thank you for creating and running this community gem.

Peterc345

RuneHQ was an invaluable hub of information for me as a kid, it was mine as well as everyones I knew go to for quest information and guides. I never knew Deb and Gene, but they have made such a huge impact on the rs community, I hope Jagex honors them for us! Rest in Peace <3

Madison Glorioso

Old 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

Growing up in the early 2000s means i played a fair amount of runescape after school. Without RuneHQ i would not have found the community and guidance i needed to fall in love with the game i still play 20+ years later.

RIP to both Deb and Gene - shining lights in a world constantly being covered by shadow.

They will both be dearly missed.

IGN: Mr Ultima1

Sal P

Visitor

RIP these guides will be missed they were all I ever used

PiggyAzalea

Thank you for everything. When I was in high school, I would get onto RuneHQ in the computer lab to stayed connected to RuneScape when I couldn’t play the actual game on school servers. It is a place that brings memories of a simpler time and a place that I fondly remember 20 years later.

Amir

Visitor

This site meant a lot to me in my youth and teen years. It was a place of shared experience, friendship and learning. The people were the main focus of the site not the game which many of us stopped playing at various points. I wish everyone the best. - Isildurs_Son / Chownuggs.
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James McGowan

Former Admin, RHQ Clan Co-Founder

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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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