I think adults underestimate just how many kids play Minecraft, how much they like the pets and how excited they were about dog armor. So it's not surprising that the armadillo won and I don't think it's worth getting upset about. That's just how voting works, someone wins and someone loses. I was just glad that I was finally able to vote at all starting last year, since before that you had to have a Twitter account to vote which left so many people out.

I do agree that we aren't given enough information about each one to make a proper decision on which to vote for, but that also gives them flexibility on how it gets implemented, allowing user feedback to have an influence.

You're spot on in that it divides the community.

I'm also not a fan of them adding these mobs seemingly for no reason. If they really wanted to give players a voice in what goes into the game then they need to let us voice what we actually want instead of taking the easy route by providing the illusion of choice.

The majority of the mob vote mobs have had a single purpose. Armadillos drop wolf armour. Sniffers find a certain seeds. Allays fetch items. Glow squids drop an item to make item frames light up. Pandas do a funny sneeze. And phantoms simply punish players for the crime of playing the game.
Actually, at least phantoms also drop something that lets you repair elytra.

I just wish these mobs felt more integrated into the game. They all seem so surface level. There's just not all that much to them.

I agree that more information about each mob would be very beneficial. In either case, what about a ranked choice voting system?

How about implementing the winner, and having the runner-up participate in the next Mob Vote again?

Or have both the second and third place come back next time, with one fresh mob, with the option that a mob that has been on the ballot three times without winning is out for good.

Remember that there is an official Minecraft Live 2023 survey where you can give feedback: https://aka.ms/MinecraftLive2023SurveyDiscord

The Mob Vote is a trash idea that obviously came from Microsoft (a dumpster of a company).

I agree with everything said and would add that it feels like we are losing more than we are gaining (especially if the mob you like the most doesn't win like it hapoend to me almost every time). When it comes to fixing the vote I have 2 ideas:

1. Vote is held every 3 updates, every mob is added and order they are added is based on the votes. This way everyone will get what they want at some point, developers will have enough time for every mob and not detailed descriptions of mobs won't be that big of a problem.
2. All mobs are added in the same update but because of that time between two updates is increased. In this case add the mobs to snapshots in order based on votes. I'd rather wait a bit more for new update than have features I want erased. This is better than 1st option in my oppinion because Mojang will get comunity engagement every year like it is now and mobs would be added faster.

I think it's a great concept but they really should have added some old mob candidates by now. 1.21 is the PERFECT update to add the copper and tuff golem, and I think 1.20 could have fitted the moobloom in somehow.