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Party Member Preprocessing error in Apex Legends, explained

An annoying matchmaking error.

There will always be bugs with games, online ones especially. But have you heard of the Apex Legends “Party Member Preprocessing/Preloading” error?

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If you’ve experienced this error for yourself, you’re not alone. Attempting to run a match with your friends can result in this annoying error, so we’ll explain what it is and how you might be able to fix it.

Apex Legends: Party Member Preprocessing/Preloading error

This is surprisingly a long-running error that has yet to get fully patched by Respawn. You may find yourself stuck loading into a match with the game telling you “Party Member Preprocessing,” or “Party Member Preloading.” This Party Member Preprocessing error in Apex Legends could be happening due to server issues, depending on how widespread the issue is.

Otherwise, the root cause of this glitch isn’t well-known, but there are some common solutions to try out. Here are some ways you can mitigate this error.

Party Member Preprocessing error in Apex Legends, explained
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1. Restart Apex Legends

Sometimes it can be as easy as shutting down your game and booting it back up again. You can always also try disbanding the party and then bringing your friends back together. If that doesn’t work, have each party member restart their game. Better yet, restart your PC or console just to be safe.

Related: How to Fix EA Error Code 721

2. Check server status

It may not just be you, but other players online as well. There are multiple ways to check if the Apex Legends servers are down, which we’ve outlined in our guide. Simply check websites like Down Detector, or look at Respawn/Apex Legends’ support Twitter/X accounts. These will both give you the most recent updates on the game’s servers.

I also find it useful to search the keywords of the error on Twitter/X, then look at the most recent posts. You can then see if other players have started complaining online about these annoying issues.

3. Uninstall and reinstall Apex Legends

As a last resort, you can always try uninstalling and reinstalling your game. Honestly, the most success players online have had is through restarting the game. So I wouldn’t even go to this option unless it’s a reoccurring issue that won’t seem to stop.

By this point, you should be able to avoid the Preloading/Preprocessing error and hopefully, you won’t run into it as often. It may impede in your matchmaking times, but these fixes should help you in the long run. Speaking of errors, you may want to check out our other guide on fixing the Apex Legends Anti Cheat error!


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Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from 'Kinda Funny Games', and 'Play, Watch, Listen'.