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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I remember visiting RuneHQ a lot when I was a kid learning Runescape and I always thought it was so cool how there was a site dedicated to helping out players. 23 years is such a long time to spend sharing knowledge and helping people and I will always be thankful I found RuneHQ at that young age.

Thank you so much for everything.

ipomoea

Thanks y’all!

Jack

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Discovering RuneScape in 2005 at the age of 9, this site was a trove of information and a cornerstone of my childhood. Thanks for the memories.

Scaper96

Visitor

RuneHQ was a key contributor to my early playing days. Starting back in 2004, I don't know if I would've stuck with the game without the guidance of this website. Printing out quest guides and studying them before doing a quest is a core memory I will forever cherish.

Thanks for the memories!

Bill

Visitor

It's a sad time to see another piece of my childhood history disappear. That being said, thanks RuneHQ for all those Skill Calcs and quest helping! You will be missed!

Purrnix

Visitor

RuneHQ on a chunky 2004 Dell Laptop that would overheat to the point of burning me, next to the in-browser version of runescape.

I will always remember and curse the clue scroll guide for the puzzle boxes. As a kid I would literally spend a full day doing it, and then I would log out and it would reset and I would spend another full day doing it.

Thanks for all the fish - it was an internet that will never return

Tux

Visitor

This was the first game I ever played as a kid.. this website helped me.. thank you so much for your help in my adventure since I started playing it in 2004..

gostking3

Long time user

Thanks for the memories back in the day. I remember being told off my by Mum in 2007 for wasting ink printing off a walkthrough.

Joel

When I started playing Runescape nearly 20 years ago I came here to get help doing all my quests. This site was all a little 10 year old could hope for to get me through the game. RuneHQ walked so the wiki could run. Goodbye to a real one.

titanterror2

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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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