Since Apex Legends’ release, players across all platforms have received messages like “Party Leader Quit” and “Party Not Ready.” Regardless if they’re playing in a party or queuing solo.
- Disable Origin In-Game:
Enabling the “Origin In-Game” feature can cause this problem. This feature is already notorious for all kinds of bugs it causes. Disable this in the Origin Launcher to fix your problem.
- Restart the Game:
The “Party Leader Quit” message can be displayed if the player has been AFK in the lobby. To fix this, restart your game, and you can join the party again.
- Clear your System’s Cache:
Clearing your system Cache can eliminate the Party errors you are facing; this solution has worked for many people, so you should give it a go too.
- Rejoin Party or Create your own Party:
Sometimes, a lobby can get bugged hence causing this problem. You can try creating a new lobby which hopefully solves the problem
How to Fix Apex Legend’s Party Leader Quit and Party Not Ready Errors
This guide will walk you through a few solutions that might help you fix Apex Legends‘ “Party Leader Quit” and “Party Not Ready” errors and jump right back into the game.
Disable Origin In-Game
Origin In-Game is a feature that is notorious for causing a wide variety of problems in the games on Origin. We recommend that you always turn this option off since it could potentially be causing Apex Legends these two errors.
- Open the Origin Application, and go to the My Game Library tab on the left side of the window.
Origin In-game - Click on Apex Legend and select Game Properties from the popup menu after clicking on the Setting icon.
Game Properties. - Uncheck the Enable Origin in Game for Apex Legends option and press the save button. Launch Apex Legends to see if the error still occurs.
Restart the Game
The “Party Leader Quit” message can sometimes appear because the player has been AFK for a few minutes. Pressing the Continue button will bring you back to the pre-match screen and solve the issue. This message might also appear in-game sometimes. You can choose to ignore this message or restart the game completely. Close down Apex Legends and start it up again. Doing this might take some time but it can easily get rid of these errors.
Clear your System’s Cache
Apex Legend’s Party Leader Quit and Party Not Ready Errors can sometimes be fixed by clearing your system’s cache. Below we have compiled the methods to clear the cache on your respective gaming systems. We also found this to be working perfectly fine for Valorant, that was going through the same crashings.
Xbox Series S/X
To clear the cache on your Xbox Series X or S, do the following steps.
- Press the Xbox symbol that is situated in the middle of your controller.
Xbox Series X/S Controller. - Scroll to the right to the Profile & Systems Tab.
Xbox Menu Settings - Select the Settings option with the A button.
- Click Devices & Connections.
- Click Blu-Ray.
- Select Persistent Storage.
- Select Clear Persistent Storage.
Alternative Method
Alternatively, you can also clear the cache on the Xbox Series X/S by turning off the console. After turning off your console, unplug the power cable from the back of your Xbox Series X/S. Wait for at least 2 minutes. Then, plug the power cable back into the Xbox Series X/S. Finally, turn on the Xbox Series X/S.
PS5
To clear the cache on the Playstation 5, first shut down your console. Wait until the lights on your PS5 completely turn off. Then unplug your PS5’s power cord and wait for a couple of minutes. Plug the power cord back in and turn on your PS5. The PS5’s cache will now be cleared.
Xbox One
Since the old generation of the Xbox Console does not have a menu option. To clear the cache, you will first need to turn off the Xbox One. When the indicator light on the Xbox One turns completely off. Unplug the power cord from the back of the Xbox One. Wait for at least 1 minute. Then, plug the power cord back in the Xbox One and turn it on.
PS4
In order to clear the cache on the Playstation 4. First, turn off your PS4 but do not go into Rest Mode. After the indicator light on your Playstation 4 has completely turned off and stops blinking, unplug the power cable that is situated at the back of the Playstation 4. Wait for at least 1 minute. Plug your power cable back in the PS4. Turn on the PS4.
Steam
You can verify the integrity of a game’s cache on the Steam client by following these steps.
- Open the Steam Application.
- Click on the Library Section at the top left navigation bar.
Steam Library - Right-click on Apex Legends and select Properties
Game Properties .
- Select Local Files and click on Verify integrity of game files…
Verify Integrity of game files
Steam will start verifying the game files which may take a few minutes.
Rejoin Party or Create your own Party
Apex Legend’s “Party Leader Quit” and “Party Not Ready” errors are sometimes the result of a bugged lobby. If you are in someone else’s lobby, leave the lobby and Rejoin again. If the errors still exist, then exit the lobby, create your own party and send out invites to your friends. After your friends join your new lobby, you can start matchmaking again.
Conclusion
Apex Legend’s “Party Leader Quit” and “Party Not Ready” messages result from server-based errors and can reappear at any time. We hope that these fixes will help you resolve the issues completely. If the errors still persist, you can contact EA Help for support.
Meanwhile, If you’re facing the infinite loading screen issue in Apex Legends, be sure to check out our guide for fixing the Apex Legend’s Infinite Loading Screen.
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