In a blog post from September 9th, the developers of Minecraft introduced some changes regarding how the popular survival game will be developed in the future. The pace at which updates are released will change, and a dedicated version for the PS5 will be launched. Players are especially excited about one change: the “controversial Mob Votes” will be abolished.
Minecraft announces: In a blog post on 09.09., the developers announced several changes for the 15th anniversary of Minecraft (via minecraft.net):
- Instead of one major update per year, there will now be multiple “Game Drops” – the size of the updates will vary
- Instead of hosting a Minecraft Live event in October, two shows will be aired
- Additionally, the controversial Mob Votes will be abolished and replaced with something else
- A dedicated version for the PS5 will be introduced, and improvements to multiplayer will be aimed for in 2025
“Long live the revolution!”
What are the players cheering for? On reddit, they are mostly cheering about the announcement that the annual vote on which new mob will come to Minecraft has been prevented.
They rhyme: “We fought for Three and broke them free” (approximately: We fought for Three and freed them).
The abolition of the Mob Votes was a demand that was signed through a petition that gathered over 534,000 signatures.
Players are frustrated every year that 3 mobs are introduced, but 2 are removed
What is the idea behind it? The Mob Vote in Minecraft works in such a way that the developers present 3 concepts for new mobs once a year, which could potentially come to Minecraft.
In a vote, it is then decided which mob gets into the game, while the rest disappears. In the past, this has already caused disagreements, when individual creators manipulated the vote.
This is the players’ hope: The players’ hope now is that if the Mob Vote is abolished, all 3 new mobs will be introduced to the game every year, or even “old losers” from past votes will come to Minecraft again.
Mob Vote in Minecraft is history – what comes next?
And now is everyone happy? Not really. While some are cheering.
Others point out that just because the vote is being abolished, it doesn’t mean that the losers of previous votes will come to the game or that 3 new mobs will appear each year going forward.
But for now, it seems the community is just happy that someone is listening to their feedback.
In 2021, we reported on the “scandal” when a major YouTuber used his influence in the community to manipulate the vote, the Mob Vote. In Minecraft, this is a very serious matter: Fans choose new mob for Minecraft, accusing YouTuber of being responsible for everything
