Minecraft Stop Mob Vote petition is closing in on 300,000 signatures

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Just days before the 2023 Minecraft Live, almost 300,000 Minecraft enthusiasts are calling upon Mojang to abandon the controversial Minecraft mob vote and instead incorporate all three mobs into the game. A ‘Stop the Mob Vote’ petition is rapidly gaining traction having already amassed thousands of signatures – and the number is expected to surge further as the opening of ballots draws near.

In the 2023 Minecraft mob vote, players are presented with the choice between three mobs: the armadillo, crab, and penguin. Designed to engage directly with the community to establish which new creatures they’d like to see added to the sandbox game, the mob vote has been a recurring feature of Mojang’s annual live events since 2017. However, a lot of players have expressed concerns about the fact that the mobs that don’t emerge victorious never make it into the full release of Minecraft, regardless of how close the margin of defeat may be.

Launched on Saturday, October 7 by Holly Mavermorne, the petition has garnered close to 300,000 signatures in a short span of time and is now close to reaching the next milestone. Serving as an open letter to Mojang, the petition is just part of a bigger boycotting movement that urges the publisher to halt the vote and instead introduce all three mobs.

In the latest update on the petition’s page Mavermorne has expressed her gratitude for all the support, and proposed a livestream event for the community. “Whether we win or lose I’d like to make something good of this community,” they write. Mavermorne’s livestream will follow Mojang’s as the community holds their breath, waiting to discover whether the petition has changed the minds of Minecraft’s developers. But in case the voting proceeds and