Can't connect to EMC

When I try to connect, i get the following message:
"Failed to log in: The authentication servers are currently down for maintenance".
It even says this while i try to direct connect to different smps on emc. any ideas what the problem is?

The server sessions are shaky right now.

It's acting weird right now. Joining now would work.

authenthication servers are currently down for mantainance" is what i got

Try now

Still the same message.

Sessions are offline. For those of you online do not disconnect. Updates here: www.xpaw.ru/mcstatus/

This just happened. I'm out now as well. Boo hoo. Some people with even more of a no life than me.

Multi player session servers are down at Mojang https://help.mojang.com/

For those who don't know, you can check the sessions' status under Empire Status on the front page.

Also; just keep on trying. i also couldn't get online, kept trying and now i'm back on...

MC Server Status:

• Session: Timed Out

https://help.mojang.com/
www.xpaw.ru/mcstatus/

Suggestion -- make EMC less reliant on Mojang session servers.

Thats not possible?

That would require offline servers, and then EMC would have to keep passwords per-player, it wouldn't be a great system IMO.

Anyways, just don't log off.

communism

Mojang has absolutely zip ownership in EMC.

Fun fact: you can set a server to "offline mode" in the configuration and it won't check users with Mojang's servers. This has the benefit of not relying on their server's being up but means that anyone using an unofficial client could join and impersonate someone else. Often times, it is used to allow players who illegally obtained the game to join.

Deleted post as its not needed, thanks for helping me out and learned something new

Just keep spamming that join server button. It worked for me.