The Minecraft Community Is "Boycotting" This Year's Mob Vote
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By Luis Joshua Gutierrez on
Mojang is once again hosting its annual Mob vote, an event where the community can vote between three different mobs to be added to Minecraft. But unlike past Mob Votes that added in creatures like the Sniffer, a large portion of the fan base has decided to «boycott» this year's Mob Vote instead of participating.
The Mob Vote was originally announced earlier this month, and players have the option to pick from the following mobs: a Crab that can place blocks further away when building, an Armadillo that can be used to craft Wolf armor, and the Penguin that can make boats travel faster.
The community began pushing back against this year's vote shortly after it was announced. A photo began making its way through X (formerly Twitter), that photo reads:
«Please stop the vote, and either release all of the mobs or none at all. It would make a lot more sense, instead of teasing the fanbase with three good ideas, and only adding one. Kind Regards, Your Loyal & Loving Fans #StopTheMobVote.»
We deserve better.#minecraft #StopTheMobVote #MinecraftMobVote #MinecraftLive https://t.co/1cTVOa1Vdv pic.twitter.com/iHBEpVuINx
Shortly after that, a change.org petition called "Stop the Mob Vote: Put an end to the scrapping of great ideas" was created, and it currently has over 300,000 signatures. As the name suggests, the goal is to abolish the vote. In the petition, the organizers their disinterest by saying:
«The Mob Vote generates engagement by tearing the community apart, leaving fantastic ideas on the cutting room floor, and teasing content that will never be seen in the game.… In the past, with fan favorites like the Moobloom not making it into the game, and with content
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