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 really be an important factor.
The Minecraft developer introduced that it’s retiring its divisive mob vote by way of a weblog submit on Monday. Began in 2017, the mob vote was a group occasion the place builders would current gamers with a number of attainable creatures that could possibly be added to the sport. In it, individuals 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 apply scrapped nice concepts; in 2023, gamers organized a organized a Change.org petition to do away with the mob vote that greater than 530,000 helps signed.
The canceled occasion is a component of a bigger shift at Mojang the place the workforce will change the frequency it engages with followers, and the way the workforce releases updates. Now as a substitute of doing one massive previous Minecraft Dwell per yr, the workforce will do two, and every occasion shall be a “extra targeted” broadcast with data on what the workforce is engaged on and basic Minecraft information. Along with adjustments in group occasions, the workforce can even change cadence for releasing new content material. The workforce received’t simply present one free replace in the summertime, however will launch a “variety of free sport drops all year long.”
The submit additionally emphaized that the workforce 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 have the ability to vote so you may get an lovely penguin added to the sport anymore, there are not less than some avenues for gamers to offer suggestions.
