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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Found this when I was a kid and couldn't figure out how to do the Vampyre Slayer quest, used the site for so long afterwards. RIP, this was a childhood core for myself and many others

BH

Visitor

I can think of Countless memories of runehq helping me solve all the clues and quest as a kid

thank you

Cubsm22p

Back in the mid to late 2000s when I was still learning the game, this website helped make it all make sense. Everything from item stats and locations to quest guides and boss strategies, it helped me engage with content I probably wouldn't have figured out otherwise. It's sad to see you go, but you won't be forgotten.

flait7

visitor

I first started playing RS in 2004, when I was about 7 years old. For the first few years I truly had no idea what I was doing besides running around Varrock with a staff and killing people as a low level.

My first few quests I was finally able to complete were because of RuneHQ and here I am 20+ years later still playing and a lot of it is because of people like you all who ran these websites.

Alex Stokes

Visitor

Loved this site so sad to see it go.

Sarah Alder

Visitor since 2003

If it wasn't for RHQ I'd probably never have completed Desert Treasure. I spent over 3 days trying to figure out something that was right in front of me. One of the most intuitive guide sites that's ever been. I still used RHQ when I didn't feel like listening to a OSRS youtuber take 30 hours to do something that's supposed to be quick.

RIP THE GOAT

James M

2005 Visitor

This website has been apart of my life for a huge portion of my childhood and I'm currently 30. I've spent countless hours staying up late at night questing and just learning ingeneral about the game I've grown up playing.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for providing us with a wonderful community and a plethora of knowledge.

Rest in paradise ❤️

Jonathan F

Longtime lurker

Your presence will always be in my heart. This website likely has had the #1 visits on my search history even to this day.

Blake King

Frequent User of the Guides

I spent more nights in RuneHQ than I did doing homework. So many memories and having friends over for gaming nights. This site helped raise an entire generation. Let’s not be sad that an era has ended, but be happy that we experienced it.

Dixon Cider

Crippling OSRS addiction survivor

This website brings back so many core memories from my childhood. Countless hours on RuneScape using this website to guide me through it all. Thank you Gene and Deb. May you rest in peace 🕊️

Chip_Skylark

Long time Lurker

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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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