After years of Minecraft players having to vote for the next addition to the game, Mojang Studios is finally retiring the mob vote. Yes, you heard that right. The mob vote is no more.
In a blog post titled “The future of Minecraft’s development” on Sept. 9, the developer shared plans for Minecraft, starting with getting rid of the mob vote and changing the format for Minecraft Live. Minecraft Live is now a more “focused broadcast” and will happen twice a year. “Each show will be packed with everything you need to know about the latest features we’re working on, what’s coming into testing, and the newest news from across the Minecraft franchise.”
The mob vote has been a part of Minecraft since 2017, but many players didn’t like that only one of the three potential new additions makes its way into the game. The community even started a #StopTheMobVote petition stating there should be no issue for Mojang to add all three mobs to the game as it divides the community, and the game barely receives new content anyway.
Mojang promises more regular content drops with the mob vote gone and players yearning for more content. Instead of one update during the summer, Minecraft will get multiple content drops throughout the year, as it did with the Armored Paws update earlier this year ahead of the Tricky Trials update release. This comes alongside “long-term initiatives,” like bringing the native Minecraft version to PS5.
“We are excited for a future of Minecraft in which we get to share more features with you more regularly, and in which your suggestions continue to become a reality. We hope you’ll join us for another fifteen years – and hopefully, even more.”