Minecraft is retiring the yearly (and much-maligned) mob vote

Mojang Studios is taking away one alternative for gamers to select the form of content material they see in future Minecraft updates, and that might really be a terrific factor.

The Minecraft developer introduced that it’s retiring its divisive mob vote through a weblog put up on Monday. Began in 2017, the mob vote was a neighborhood occasion the place builders would current gamers with a collection of attainable creatures that may very well be added to the sport. In it, individuals would vote to select their favourite and builders would add it. It sounds cute sufficient, however the occasion ultimately went on to garner mass criticism from followers who argued that the follow scrapped nice concepts; in 2023, gamers organized a organized a Change.org petition to eliminate the mob vote that greater than 530,000 helps signed.

The canceled occasion is a component of a bigger shift at Mojang the place the group will change the frequency it engages with followers, and the way the group releases updates. Now as a substitute of doing one huge outdated Minecraft Dwell per 12 months, the group will do two, and every occasion can be a “extra targeted” broadcast with info on what the group is engaged on and common Minecraft information. Along with modifications in neighborhood occasions, the group can even change cadence for releasing new content material. The group received’t simply present one free replace in the summertime, however will launch a “variety of free recreation drops all year long.”

The put up additionally emphaized that the group values participant’s ideas on the sport. “Your suggestions doesn’t simply assist encourage what goes into the sport, it additionally helps us iterate on options all through improvement, too,” the put up mentioned. So whilst you may not be capable to vote so you may get an lovable penguin added to the sport anymore, there are no less than some avenues for gamers to supply suggestions.