Minecraft:Community Vote

The logo for the mob vote

The community vote was an annual event and community poll that took place during or just before Minecraft:Minecraft Live events. It allowed viewers to vote for a new Minecraft:mob to be added or Minecraft:biome to be updated. The winning option would be added into the game while the losing options got scrapped or shelved. Each option received its own video, explaining its impact on gameplay.

History

Starting from 2022, the vote took place before the show went live and players were able to cast their votes across three areas: a server on Template:BE, via the Minecraft:Minecraft Launcher, and on Minecraft:Minecraft.net.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> In 2023, players could also vote in the Minecraft:China Edition launcher. Previously, the vote was held on the official Minecraft page on Twitter during the livestream. The results of the votes were released during the livestream. The community vote was discontinued on September 9th, 2024, making Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2023 the last official Minecraft event to have a mob vote.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

The Minecraft:swamp revamp and the copper golem are the only candidates which have been selected to be introduced to the game despite losing their respective votes, reintroduced in Minecraft:the Wild Update and Minecraft:The Copper Age respectively. However, the devs have stated they are willing to rework old ideas if the theme of the update is right for the mob.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Reddit2</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Bluesky</ref>

Iterations


Vote	Year	Event	Update	Version	Winning option	Losing options
Mob Vote	2017	Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2017	Minecraft:Update Aquatic	JE 1.13 BE 1.6	Template:EntityLink<ref group="note">Referred to as The Monster of the Night Skies during the mob vote.</ref>	Template:EntityLink<ref group="note">Referred to as The Monster of the Ocean Depths during the mob vote. Similar functionality would later be added in the form of Minecraft:bubble columns.</ref> Template:EntityLink<ref group="note">Similar functionality would later be added in the form of the Minecraft:grindstone.</ref> Template:EntityLink<ref group="note">Referred to as The Hovering Inferno during the mob vote. Would later be included in Template:MCD.</ref>
Biome Chooser	2018	Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2018	Minecraft:Village & Pillage	JE 1.14 BE 1.10	Template:BiomeLink	Template:BiomeLink Template:BiomeLink
Biome Vote	2019	Minecraft:MINECON Live 2019	Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs	JE (1.17, 1.18) BE (1.17, 1.18)	Template:BiomeLink	Template:BiomeLink<ref group="note">Would later be updated in Minecraft:The Wild Update in 2022.</ref> Template:BiomeLink
Mob Vote	2020	Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020	Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs	JE (1.17, 1.18) BE (1.17, 1.18)	Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink Template:EntityLink
	2021	Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021	Minecraft:The Wild Update	JE 1.19 BE 1.19	Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink<ref group="note">Would later be added with entirely different functionality in Minecraft:The Copper Age in 2025.</ref> Template:EntityLink
	2022	Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2022	Minecraft:Trails & Tales	JE 1.20 BE 1.20	Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink Template:EntityLink
	2023	Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2023	Minecraft:Armored Paws	JE 1.20.5 BE 1.20.80	Template:EntityLink	Template:EntityLink<ref group="note">Using the command /attribute <target> minecraft:generic.block_interaction_range base set <value> functions the same way as the crab's claw</ref> Template:EntityLink

Trivia

An unrelated prediction poll was also held in China, teasing the announcement at Minecraft:MINECON Earth 2018 of a Chinese "national treasure" coming to Minecraft. Options in the poll were the Giant Minecraft:panda, Chinese alligator, Golden monkey, White-lipped deer, and River dolphin.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> The Minecraft:panda won the poll, was announced a few days later during the livestream, and subsequently added in Minecraft:Village & Pillage.
Though not officially considered Mob Votes, there have been other occasions where players could vote to influence the game. These include Jens asking to add either Minecraft:llamas or Template:Ws,<ref>Template:Tweet</ref> and the cat vote featuring Jellie, Zach and Coco as options for a new Minecraft:cat skin.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref>