Summary
The upcomingMinecraftmob vote for 2023 has the potential to bring much more than just a cute new mob to the game, and one helpful member of the game’s community lays out all the crucial information regarding the three mob vote candidates in the interest of helping players choose where to place their votes. This year’sMinecraftmob vote isn’t dissimilar to the other community-chosen mob and biome votes held for the game over the past few years, and though the event is certainly helping to drive up interest in the game prior to this year’s Minecraft Live presentation, it’s not all for the right reasons.
Minecraft’s mob voteshave been an annual tradition over the past few years, with each vote typically presenting three different candidates that could be added to the game. The catch of these awesome community events is that only one of the candidate mobs will make it into the game, with the two lesser-voted candidates seemingly being scrapped altogether. While the previous votes have also prompted discourse among theMinecraftcommunity, fans consider the stakes to be particularly high this year, with the candidate penguin, crab, and armadillo mobs each teasing the potential of some seriously useful features.
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In addition to one of thesemob types simply existing inMinecraftworlds, the developers have also shown off the behaviors and items that these mobs will bring to the game. There’s quite a bit more to each of the candidates than may meet the eye at first, which is why one helpful member of the game’s community, known as bunnybiene, put together a post on Reddit which breaks down all the details that players need to know before they vote. It presents each mob’s name alongside its respective pixel art, while also detailing their behavior toward players, what biomes to find them in, and what items they can drop. Some of these items could make for some significant gameplay additions, with the crab claw allowing players to place blocks from further away and the armadillo dropping scutes which could be used to craft wolf armor.
The significance of these mobs and thepotential they could bring toMinecraftis exactly why many fans are unhappy with the upcoming mob vote, though. Wolf armor, for example, is one thing that many players have been wanting for years, but it seems likely that this mechanic will never make it into the game should the crab or penguin win the vote. It’s a frustrating problem for much of the community, which is why many fans are urging Mojang to introduce each of the candidate mobs and their associated features to the game instead of just one.
Many also disagree with the mob vote system as a whole, as previous votes have proven that social media influencers can significantlytip the scales ofMinecraft’s votes. It seems unlikely that anything will change for now, but only time will tell if Mojang switches up their methods for future votes.
Minecraftis available on mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and most legacy platforms.
