I found EchelonMC and it feels like a serious survival server made for building with people and sticking around. It is custom built from the ground up and it is not trying to be a PvP chaos place. They say it is not about stealing or griefing.
It runs on Minecraft Java with 1.21.11 recommended and older versions supported. The server is hosted in Canada and it has been in active development for about a month with frequent patches. They also say there is no pay to win.
The gameplay has a bunch of custom systems like auto pathing where you make paths by walking and you can get speed bonuses on them. There is a currency called Echelites you earn by playing and you can spend it on progression and utilities.
Land claiming is a big deal here with visual borders and lots of settings like mob controls and protection for stuff like TNT fire spread raids and fluids. You can also publish public chunks so other players can visit your builds and it tracks rankings.
There are teams so you can invite friends share utilities and show team nametags. Deaths make graves that hold your items for a time and there is a back command to help you recover after teleports. There is also voting rewards discord linking with chat bridge a spawn hub with custom NPCs and anti x ray protection and they say they keep changing things based on player feedback.
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It supports cracked and premium accounts and it also has Java and Bedrock crossplay. It is EU hosted so it should feel smooth for EU players and it says it can be good for Asia too.
Right now the community is small but growing and they want active players who will build fight and stick around.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPLast Life Style Content Creator SMP
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Anyone can join for gender and age. You do need Java and you need Modrinth or you have to be willing to download it since the server uses mods. The big rule is you must upload content from the server even if your channel is small.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPEurope Conquest SMP Geopolitical RP
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The world is a 1 to 500 scaled map of Europe so it feels like you are playing on a big real place. You can join real world nations or regions and try to grow your claim.
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It is a factions style place so you can team up and have your group going. If you want in you have to apply to learn more about it.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPOne Piece Modded Survival Whitelist Server
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It has DF awakenings and player driven lore. People can make their own factions like pirates and marines and other branches. Players also make POIs and there are events that get set up by players too.
There are no claims so you can do whatever you want and you have to watch your stuff. You can build custom ships with Valkyrien Skies and there are permanent black haki blades. The server also has a unique map system and they want active members to help out in game and on the discord.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP