A Minecraft developer, Felix, investigated why the "Glowing Squid" won the 2020 Minecraft mob vote despite being the least promising option. He found that many young children voted for the Glowing Squid due to its appealing design and animation in the promotional video, rather than its actual in-game features. Felix suggests that the team responsible for creating the promotional videos should provide a better balance between creativity and information about the mobs. He proposes a new voting system where players vote based on the mob's design and environment, and then later vote on its features and name.
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1. In 2020, a Minecraft unlocker named Felix wrote a text explaining how the votes for new content in Minecraft were poorly handled.
2. The votes were between three options: the flower cow, the moblum, and the shiny squid.
3. Felix expected the moblum to win, as it was the most obvious choice and had new mechanics.
4. The shiny squid won the vote, despite having no new mechanics and being described as "pretty" by the developers.
5. Felix investigated why the shiny squid won and found that many young children voted for it because it looked cool.
6. Felix also found that many adults who play Minecraft did not have time to learn about the voting information and voted for the shiny squid because it looked cool.
7. The promotional video for the shiny squid showed an epic submarine, which distracted from the actual squid.
8. The developers did not implement the submarine, which was not planned for the mod.
9. Felix blames the team that designed the promotional videos for the poor handling of the votes.
10. Felix suggests a new way of handling votes, where the community designs the mod and votes on its features.
11. The developer team should show the design and environment of the mod, but not reveal its mechanics, to let the players vote based on their vibes.
12. The votes should be done in rounds, first for the mod itself, then for its features, and finally for its name.