If you’ve been an avid enthusiast of Minecraft in recent years, you’re likely acquainted with the mob voting process. For those unaware, it was a significant aspect of Mojang’s annual Minecraft Live event, where players had the opportunity to cast their votes for one of three creatures to be incorporated into the game in a subsequent update. It seems enjoyable in theory, yet in practice, the mob vote has often stirred controversy due to the debates that emerge each year.
The previous year’s mob vote faced the most backlash, allowing players to choose among a penguin, crab, and armadillo, with the armadillo ultimately winning, as the Scutes it drops upon demise enabled players to forge Wolf Armor. These mob votes are typically perceived as Mojang setting the community against one another, resulting in disappointment, since the two losing mobs are relegated to obscurity forever.
Minecraft enthusiasts have long desired the cancelation of the mob vote, and it appears Mojang has taken heed. In a recent blog entry on the Minecraft website, Mojang revealed a series of adjustments regarding how forthcoming content will be introduced into the game, including the announcement that the mob vote is at last being phased out. Mojang doesn’t provide a reason for this decision after seven years, but it’s a relief for those who wished for its removal.
Minecraft Will Be Receiving Smaller, Yet More Frequent Updates
In the same announcement, Mojang describes the future update process, indicating that it will alter its “feature development rhythm” to deliver new content to players more regularly. Instead of one major feature update each summer, Mojang is now transitioning its development approach to providing smaller, more frequent updates throughout the year. Additionally, Mojang has assured players that there will also be developers engaged in “long-term initiatives” aimed at helping “Minework progress well into the future.”
Due to these modifications, the structure of Minecraft Live is also being revamped. Alongside retiring the mob vote, Minecraft Live will evolve from a single grand event in October into a “more concentrated broadcast” occurring twice annually. Similar to the original event, these presentations will highlight forthcoming features but will be smaller in scale.
Mojang has not specified the exact dates for these broadcasts, so it’s reasonable to assume they will occur on various days throughout the year.
Lastly, Mojang confirms that a native PS5 version of the game is currently in development, although specifics remain limited. The studio merely notes that it’s striving to “simplify” playing with friends regardless of the system, which should be promising news for PS5 gamers. Significant transformations are on the horizon for Minecraft, and we hope these changes benefit both Mojang and the player community.
