DSL10

Hi Kyle,

Thanks for the clarification.

I understand that the ticket was marked as a duplicate, and I appreciate you pointing me to the parent report. However, I’d like to emphasize that this issue has remained unresolved for years now, despite Mojang stating in 2022 that the legacy authentication endpoints would be reintroduced by the end of that year.

This continued inaction effectively forces players and server owners to choose between violating the EULA or being unable to properly use Alpha/Beta versions. That’s not a sustainable or fair position, especially for communities focused on preservation and legitimate use of the game’s history.

If there's any way to escalate this issue again internally — especially in light of the clear contradiction between enforcement of the EULA and the technical limitations currently imposed — it would mean a lot to the legacy Minecraft community if actually addressed and updated.

Thanks again for your time.

Best regards,
DSL10

I understand this was marked as a duplicate, but the issue is not resolved.

Currently, Alpha/Beta versions of Minecraft cannot use online-mode=true, due to the shutdown of legacy authentication servers. This forces all servers into offline mode, violating the EULA even for legitimate players.

Mojang previously stated in 2022 that this would be addressed, but we have seen no working fix or alternative.

Please re-open or escalate this issue, preservation communities and legitimate players are being penalized due to a gap in your own infrastructure.

This is not RESOLVED by any means…. You cannot connect with “online-mode=true” for these old versions, this needs to changed.

Hello Mojang team,

This issue was marked for resolution in Q1 2022, and as of now, it still appears unresolved or lacks any recent updates. Can we please get an honest status update or clarification on whether this is still being worked on?

Many of us are affected by this and have been waiting patiently for over two years. If priorities have changed, we’d appreciate transparency so we can plan accordingly.

Thank you.