Mojang Studios is taking away one alternative for gamers to select the sort of content material they see in future Minecraft updates, and that would truly be an important factor.
The Minecraft developer introduced that it’s retiring its divisive mob vote via a blog post on Monday. Began in 2017, the mob vote was a neighborhood occasion the place builders would current gamers with a choice of attainable creatures that could possibly be added to the sport. In it, folks 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 an element 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 Now as an alternative of doing one huge outdated Minecraft Dwell per 12 months, the group will do two, and every occasion shall be a “extra centered” broadcast with data on what the group is engaged on and common Minecraft information. Along with adjustments in neighborhood occasions, the group will even change cadence for releasing new content material. The group gained’t simply present one free replace in the summertime, however will launch a “variety of free recreation drops all year long.”
The submit 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 growth, too,” the submit mentioned. So when you may not be capable to vote so you may get an lovely penguin added to the sport anymore, there are not less than some avenues for gamers to supply suggestions.