I found a brand new community SMP that just opened last weekend and it feels like a clean start with real people.
It is whitelist only and 18+ only. There are no ranks and no donor perks. There is no server shop and the economy is diamond based so players drive it.
There are no teleport shortcuts so traveling matters. Changes are based on community feedback and polls.
It has deeper progression with ValhallaMMO and ValhallaTrinkets. The world uses Terralith generation. Players can run shops with Shopkeepers and rent market space with AdvancedRegionMarket.
You can view the world with Bluemap and claim land with Bell Claims. Phantoms are turned off. The Ender Dragon comes back weekly and it is reworked into a multi phase raid boss fight.
Fellowship SMP Fresh 18+ Semi Vanilla

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Colony Politics SMP With Voice Chat

RailcraftSMP is a semi RP survival server where players build colonies and try to make them work.
Each colony runs itself and the server has a Council and a Tribunal so people can argue and decide stuff.
Players can start wars or make peace and do diplomacy and trade and even migrate around. There is voice chat too.
There are no scripts and no forced lore. It is more about systems and whatever history players end up making.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCave-Only Semi Anarchy Survival Season 2

CaveMC is a semi anarchy survival server that feels like vanilla but tougher. The whole overworld is underground so there is no surface at all. It is a huge cave only world with biomes resources and structures to find.
Season 2 is live with a fresh start and more stuff to do. Survival is brutal and you need to be smart to make it.
There is also a big expansion called the Wasteland Dimension opening on November 8th. It adds new gear to fight for mega structures with secrets and a unique currency for its own economy and trading. It also brings a new spawn and a custom generated map with special features.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPRANKCORE Custom Minigames and Enhanced SMP

RANKCORE is a Java and Bedrock server that feels like it was built with actual effort. It is 100 percent custom coded so it is not just another network full of the same copied stuff. The whole point is scratch built gameplay with less bloat and more real ideas.
The minigames are the main flex here. Scribble Guesser is like Pictionary in Minecraft where you draw with custom tools and people guess in chat. Battle Trials is wave survival with custom mobs and bosses like King Slime and the King Wither plus revives and kit progression. Last Man Standing is a battle royale with a shrinking border and classes with custom abilities and it even has a dragon event. There is also Type Warriors which is a typing survival game and Color Match which is a fast paced word guessing color combo game. They also have a custom party system so playing with friends is easy.
There is an enhanced SMP too. It has a player driven economy with a custom auction house and quick sell. It uses a coin currency system and you can earn RANKCORE Shards and crate keys just by playing. The server also has custom TPA and home systems with simple GUIs. They say it is community first and not pay to win so you can grind for everything.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPNeed 5 Players For Modded Survival

I found a server where the owner is trying to get a small group together. They want around five people to join and play.
To get in you need the Crackers Wither Storm mod and TACZ. It sounds like the whole point is to play together with those mods and just have people to team up with.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPFoundry Modded Semi Anarchy Forge 1.20.1

Foundry is a modded Minecraft server that runs on Forge 1.20.1.
It is semi anarchy so it feels pretty wild and you get a lot of freedom. If you like playing with mods and dealing with chaos this one is worth checking out.
The community hangs out on Discord and that is where people connect and keep up with the server.
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