This server is called The New Life SMP and it is a semi vanilla world where the community is the main focus. It is made for people who want to actually play together and not feel alone in multiplayer.
The server runs on version 1.21.10 and works for both Java and Bedrock so more people can join. Everyone is on an equal playing field and no player is treated like they are better than anyone else.
The community is active and international and they hang out in and out of the SMP. There are monthly events and the world border gets expanded over time so there is always new stuff to explore together.
They use Simple Voice Chat so talking and teaming up is way easier. The progression is balanced with armor upgrading templates and there are fully custom enchantments to make gear feel different. The economy is fully player driven so trading and shops are a big part of the server.
Season 2 just started recently so new players can join early and grow with the world and the community. The server is about having fun with others and making every player feel like they matter.
New Life SMP Semi Vanilla Community
The Pen MC Old School Prison Grind
The Pen MC is a classic prison server that feels like the old 2014 style. It is barebones and all about grinding your way up instead of getting overpowered gear fast.
You mine and you smelt ores yourself. Selling is not free money because you have to move through pvp areas and actually survive to cash out. The whole point is that progress takes time.
After you rank up through A to H you can reach Parole and then keep going with a prestige system. You are not stuck doing only one thing either. You can focus on mining or try custom fishing to make money or jump into a mob arena with waves and boss fights.
There is also a cookie farming bakery system where you grow wheat and cocoa then bake cookies with custom mechanics. It has long term quests and leaderboards and you can trade baked cookies into higher tier rewards.
The server has guards and contraband rules plus illegal crops for high risk high reward. You can rent cells and plots use an auction house do bounties try parkour challenges and run player shops. It also tries to avoid pay to win because premium stuff can be earned through gameplay.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPNEW LIFESTEAL SMP FOR CRACKED PLAYERS
I found a Lifesteal SMP that just started yesterday so it is super new.
It is made for cracked players too. If you want to join you have to go through their Discord to get the IP.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPVoidwalker SMP Frontier Semi Vanilla
Classic Survival FeelFrontier wilderness playIndependent play friendlyPlayer made factionsSovereignty roleplay vibes
Voidwalker SMP is a 16+ semi vanilla survival server on 1.21.X. It keeps things simple and close to normal Minecraft with only a few plugins for stability moderation and small quality of life stuff.
The big idea is a frontier world. There is a spawn settlement and then you can head out into the wilderness called The Frontier to explore build and settle.
There are no land claim plugins here. Instead the server uses a structured rulebook that acts like a treaty for player rights conflict rules and how territory is respected.
It supports lots of playstyles like building exploring redstone roleplay and PvP. It also has no pay to win and it is friendly for streaming and recording with a brand safe moderation style.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPMature Whitelisted Vanilla SMP That Lasts
I found a community based survival server that is whitelisted and aimed at mature players. It is built for people who like to work together and make a world they can stick with for a long time.
The gameplay is vanilla first with a few quality of life changes. Phantoms are turned off and endermen cannot mess up your builds and shulkers drop double shells.
The world border starts small and grows every day and it is currently 5000 by 5000. They also use Simple Voice Chat so you can talk while you play.
They focus on anti grief protection and respectful standards. They also plan to do community events later.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCaliCraft Democracy Survival With Real Power
CaliCraft is a player run democracy server based out of California where you can actually shape what happens. Every two weeks players elect an Emperor and that person can make real choices for the server.
The Emperor can add or remove plugins across gamemodes. They can make laws and even imprison people for any reason including staff. If you get marked as a fugitive you can end up spawning in prison when you die or getting dragged there in handcuffs if you are caught. The Emperor has to follow the Constitution but they can make temporary laws during their reign and some laws can become permanent through a 3 day Discord poll.
There is a lobby that sends you into different gamemodes fast. Modded Survival has custom enchantments plus skills and jobs plus an economy and auction house and custom dungeons and vote crates with strong gear. Vanilla Survival has QOL stuff like quests chest sorting and daily rewards. Skyblock is classic with extra addons.
They also run Cobblemon on a separate Fabric server so you need the Cobblemon modpack to play it. The server has custom content too like a custom resource pack with unique mobs animals elites and dungeon bosses with special drops.
It supports versions 1.17.1 to 1.21.10 and it works on Java and Bedrock.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP