I have the same issue except that for me it takes 45" and the error message reads "Connection to the Larian support server failed... did not properly respond after a period of"

My version is 3.0.143.324 and I have given Webroot permission to pass this application; also, Webroot reports NO suspicious activity during the period in question.

I don't know if this is related but I tried to load www.divinity.game and was hung indefinitely.

I recall giving the game permission to share data with you but I can't find a way to undo that. It would be nice if you would at least give us a way to shortcut this annoying time-waster until you get it figured out and corrected.