Validating Subscriptions — Aoe2

Then the clock froze.

There are three main culprits for the infinite "Validating Subscriptions" loop: aoe2 validating subscriptions

Believe it or not, sometimes it isn't you. When Microsoft’s authentication servers go down for maintenance (usually Tuesdays) or suffer a spike in traffic, every AOE2 player worldwide gets stuck on this screen. Then the clock froze