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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Man, it is difficult to even describe how much this site and its history means to me. It isn't often that I find out about the passing of people I never directly knew and find it genuinely difficult to hold back the tears.

RuneHQ was more than just a part of the community, it WAS the community during the golden age of something that is still going strong to this very day.

If RS was the Sun in the golden days, RuneHQ would've been Jupiter.

RIP Deb & Gene and thank you for the memories.

Durant

visitor

As I'm getting older, these kind of moments hurt more - or maybe they just happen more often.

I didn't know Deb or Gene but I knew their website. And I know that even though I didn't know them, I'm sad they're gone. I'm sad that what they built has reached its end. I'm sad about most things when they end.

But I'm glad that there's other people here who share those feelings. And I'm glad that we can all express them here, even if for a short time.

Terence N H

This site has brough me from a simple kid in middle school not knowing what to do in monkey madness to, doing the quest over and over for friends since they didn't know how to navigate the quest guide. RuneHQ is one of those site's that to any runescaper felt comfortable using since, the skill guides, quest guides, minigames and much more help so many players from newbies to hardcore grinders get their first start in this MMO. Deb & Gene thank you for being a big part on why this game and this community feels great to me. Much love from Dragon

dragon 20432

Visitor

Thank you for impacting my childhood memories for a lifetime. Forever grateful 🥲

Bmxracer

Visitor

Thank you for the support over the years. I have a vivid memory of discovering Runehq when I was researching item prices back in 2006. Be at peace, God bless.

Shadowfax972

Visitor

2006-2012 Sal’s was the go to for RuneScape! It felt like home as a kid, as so many people researched and figured out our favorite game.

Lighting292

Visitor

Just a fellow visitor reminiscing fondly on adventures with my friends as a kid and accomplishments fueled by the work done here. Countless pages were printed at school and will forever be remembered as one of the best times of my childhood.

Thank you to everyone

back to lumby we go ❤️

Jacob Downing/Wii_Roxedem

visitor

This website, when my friends told me about it, felt like a rolodex of cheat codes. Thanks for all the help over the years!

Neo

One of my RuneScape memory as child was this place!

Mfitzko

Visitor

Obviously times pass and everything will eventually move on. I used runehq to look at cool monsters, items and calculators. Thankyou for being one of the early sources of information for a game that shaped my childhood.

Ming

Used the website for quest guides in 2004/2005 was on the forums a lot but was banned at the time for being underage

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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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