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Designed as a way to allow players of Mojang’s blocky builder to have a small say in the game’s development, the annual Mob Vote in Minecraft has now become a frequent source of controversy among fans of the game. Now that the most recent Minecraft Mob Vote has drawn to a close, Mojang has an opportunity to boldly reimagine the way that it holds the event. By releasing a new Minecraft update that includes creatures that failed to make the cut in recent years and making future votes focused on features for upcoming mobs, rather than the mobs themselves, Mojang could make peace with the community and make Minecraft more enjoyable for players.
In the years following the initial Minecraft Mob Vote in 2017, the annual event has increasingly become a point of contention. From disappointment that their favorite mob failed to win the contest, to claims of vote tampering by Minecraft influencers, players have voiced numerous frustrations with the process over the years. One way to quell the controversy around the contest would be to release a creature-focused update that adds past Mob Vote losers, finally giving players a chance to see them in action. With that done, Mojang could then move future Mob Votes away from a winner-takes-all format towards something less controversial.
The most straightforward way for Mojang to defuse players’ long-simmering frustrations over the increasingly controversial Mob Vote would be to add in most or all of the contenders from previous years. While not every mob that has come up for a vote would necessarily be an ideal fit for Minecraft as it exists today, many of the creatures that lost the Minecraft Mob Vote in past years could make for great additions to the game. The release of a “Creature Feature” update packed with past contestants like the boss mob Wildfire and the long-armed Crab would finally give these passed-over Mob Vote participants a chance to shine.
This creature-filled update would not only go a long way towards smoothing over lingering frustrations about the results of past votes, but also give Mojang the opportunity to rethink how it incorporates player feedback into Minecraft’s design. Although ostensibly meant to give players a say in Minecraft’s development, the frequent complaints about the Mob Vote show just how divisive the event has become. Rather than following the same formula in 2024 and risking raising players’ ire yet again, the next Minecraft Mob Vote could introduce a new way of incorporating fan feedback into the game.
Moving forward, future Minecraft Mob Votes should switch from letting players pick their favorite creature to, instead, voting for features to be added to a new mob. By presenting gamers with a choice of features for an upcoming Minecraft mob rather than asking them to select from a roster of different creatures, Mojang could offer a fresh spin on the annual event. This would allow players to still have a say in the game’s development while sidestepping some of the controversies of past Mob Votes.
This updated format obviously wouldn’t solve all of the problems with the voting process, but it would be a good start. Seeing a feature they’d voted for fail to make it into the final game would, of course, still be disappointing for players. But it’d likely be less frustrating than having their favorite creature lose the Mob Vote and never appear in the game at all, as is the case with the current format.
Following years of controversy surrounding the event, the time has come to drastically rethink the Minecraft Mob Vote. By bringing past runners-up into the game with a new update and framing future votes around features, not creatures, Mojang could make peace with Minecraft players and help ensure fans keep coming back for years to come.
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| Krystian | 15 | 8 |
| Mike | 16 | 6 |
| Octavio | 15 | 6 |
| Joeseph | 17 | 6 |
| Matthew | 15 | 4-6 |
| Richard B. | 16 | 5 |
| Davian | 14 | 6 |
| Yuvi | 16 | 7 |
| Johnathan G. | 15 | 6 |
| Adrian | 15 | 6 |
| Evan | 16 | 6 |
| Johnathan R. | 15 | 8 |
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| Sunday | 13 | 7 | 89 | 7-15 |
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| Monday | 15 | 7 | 85 | 8-28 |
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| Tuesday | 7 | 0 | 77 | 5-14 |
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| Wednesday | 6 | -1 | 60 | 6-11 |
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| Thursday | 7 | 0 | 62 | 6-9 |
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| Friday | 6 | -2 | 56 | 5-9 |
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| Saturday | 6 | 0 | 75 | 3-5 |
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