Having same issue on Ubuntu 18.04. Launcher times out when attempting to connect to https://authserver.mojang.com/authenticate. Changing DNS, connecting from a different network, and using the beta channel for the launcher does not fix the problem.
At least provide a way to use a previous, working version of the launcher while this issue is being fixed. Our only alternative is to rely on potentially insecure third party launchers.
Justin C
Having same issue on Ubuntu 18.04. Launcher times out when attempting to connect to https://authserver.mojang.com/authenticate. Changing DNS, connecting from a different network, and using the beta channel for the launcher does not fix the problem.
At least provide a way to use a previous, working version of the launcher while this issue is being fixed. Our only alternative is to rely on potentially insecure third party launchers.