Is there a Mob Vote in Minecraft Live 2024?

Minecraft Live 2024 is rapidly approaching its September 28, 2024, airdate, and fans are likely curious as to what Mojang will offer up in the way of news during the event. However, some fans may be wondering, if the Mob Vote event will take place during Live 2024. Due to some changes instigated by Mojang, it appears that the Mob Vote is being retired and will no longer occur during Live events or elsewhere.

Recently, Mojang made a few announcements about the sandbox game's future, specifically where its content distribution is concerned. During a September 8, 2024, post, Mojang's Ryan Cooper explained how the developer would roll out content moving forward, and the Mob Vote did not figure in the plans.

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Why isn't the Mob Vote taking place at Minecraft Live 2024?

Minecraft Live is making some changes for future events (Image via Mojang)

In the early September post to the game's official website, Ryan Cooper remarked that the content release structure for the sandbox title would be changing in the future. The yearly Live event would now be split between two events, the Mob Vote would be retired, and new content would be released more regularly instead of jamming most of it into major updates.

"We’re changing the format for Minecraft Live, and retiring the mob vote, to bring you something new. Instead of doing one show per year (usually in October) - Minecraft Live will now become a more focussed broadcast, and it will happen twice per year. Each show will be packed with everything you need to know about the latest features we’re working on, what’s coming into testing, and the newest news from across the Minecraft franchise." - Ryan Cooper, September 8, 2024

According to this information, the Mob Vote is not part of Mojang's plans for the community. This effectively makes the armadillo the final Mob Vote winner, though perhaps this is for the best, as recent Mob Votes have been quite polarizing. From accusations of rigging to calling Mojang lazy for not releasing all three mobs, the Mob Vote hasn't been well-received.

This polarization led to calls to boycott the Mob Vote until Mojang changed how it handled the voting process or simply added all three mob candidates to Minecraft instead of just the winner. While Mojang ultimately didn't budge during the 2023 Mob Vote, it seems as though the developer may have realized that the Mob Vote was causing more controversy than good among members of the community.

Whatever the case, it remains to be seen when a replacement for the Mob Vote will come along or if one will arrive at all. Mojang may decide to simply release new mobs on its own schedule without using player feedback from the Mob Vote. Considering that the developer has stated that it hopes to release content more regularly compared to past years, the opportunity is there to be taken.