The upcomingMinecraft Legendsis understandably piquing the curiosity of many fans within the massively successful sandbox franchise. Being set to provide a real-time action strategy twist to theMinecraftformula, it is clear that the upcoming title could be a new space for truly unique content, and fans are looking towards the upcoming 2022 mob vote to potentially bolster the hit franchise.
With the upcoming vote seeing two mobs be excluded from main-game inclusion, other franchise titles likeMinecraft Legendscould showcase them instead. Considering that there will be eight discarded mobs to choose from following the 2022 vote, the range of utility that they could provide toLegends’gameplay could be invaluable, and a fantastic way to satiate a huge collection of theMinecraftfan base.
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Minecraft’s 2022 Mob Vote
Originating in 2017,Minecraftholds a community-wide voteon a somewhat annual basis to decide which in-game mob out of three potential options will be added to the game. While these three mobs usually contain the same overarching themes, they each offer unique roles and facets of gameplay, leading to healthy conflict and debate among fans.
The mob vote is seen by many as a fantastic way to allow fans to have a direct and tangible influence on the title while simultaneously boosting a sense of community and excitement. With the now well-knownmobs of the Glow Squid, Phantom, and Allay being introduced toMinecraftas mob vote winners, the sway and importance of the contest speaks for itself.
TheMinecraftmob vote for 2022is set to get underway very soon, with the results being announced at the upcoming Minecraft Live on October 15. The mobs in contention for this year’s vote are the Sniffer, Rascal, and Tuff Golem, with the mobs offering boosts to horticulture, mining, and item display respectively.
How Minecraft Mob Vote Losers Could Be Used in Minecraft Legends
The interesting additions that eachMinecraftmob vote provides always means that many fans are left feeling shunned and saddened if their mob of choice loses. Due to this, many fans have called for runner-up votes to be held made entirely out of previous losing mobs, but the upcomingMinecraft Legendscould provide an even more sensible solution.
Minecraft Legendsis an upcoming real-time strategy titlethat is set to feature a sprawling and populated third-person portrayal ofMinecraft’soverworld and Nether Realm biomes. The basis of the game’s story is that the player must unite the passive and hostile mobs of the overworld against invading Piglin forces sent from the Nether, which will foster a need for a wide range of unique mobs for the player to use strategically in combat and beyond.
Some past losers of mob votes have indeed appeared in the otherpopular franchise spinoff,Minecraft Dungeons, which provided an addictive dungeon-crawler twist on theMinecraftworld. While this played a more reserved role inDungeons, mobs are essential withinLegends’core gameplay. As units that can be leveraged by the player, the return of past losing figures would be a very sensible decision.
These returning mobs could even take the form of enemies, with some past losing hostile mobs being easily translated to a Nether context to fit the game’s narrative. Allowing past losing mobs to return to the forefront of the franchise by making purposeful appearances inMinecraft Legendswould be a fantastic way to make such demanded appearances, while also fostering an environment whereMinecraftitself is not overly saturated by an abundance of mobs that did not make the cut in the past.
Minecraft Legendsreleases in 2023 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
