Oathwood is a cozy semi vanilla server that feels made for long term play. It has a calm pace and it is not trying to be a sweaty pvp place.
Players lean into village life with light roleplay. You can join Towny nations and grow your place over time.
Progression is earned with mcMMO and people trade in a player run diamond economy. It seems like a welcoming home for builders and adults who like taking their time.
Oathwood Semi Vanilla Slow Life SMP
builder friendly rulesfriendly town builderslight roleplay scenelong-term worldrelaxed progression pace

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Cozy Long-Term Vanilla SMP

Cozy MC is a shared survival world that is meant to last. It is built around trust and people actually playing together instead of acting like it is singleplayer with chat.
The server runs vanilla survival on Hard difficulty. There are no land claims and no locked chests so everyone is expected to be respectful. PvP only happens if both people agree and it is mostly friendly duels.
Griefing and stealing are not allowed and there are tools to restore builds if something goes wrong. There are no payments or donation perks so everyone plays on the same level.
You can join and explore right away. To fully interact you need to read the rules in game using the commands they provide so the community stays welcoming and consistent.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPTaerel Network Dark Fantasy Modded SMP
Custom modpack playModded survival worldNew frontier journeySettlement building startSpooky night threats
I found Taerel Network and it feels like a dark fantasy survival place with a whole story behind it. The server is built around strange portal worlds that feel alien and new. It starts with a small settlement and a lake and a weird tree and then the darkness outside feels dangerous.
The main thing here is a modded SMP experience using their own custom modpacks. Each server can have different modded biomes so the world feels unfamiliar and kind of spooky. They also say the map will not reset so it is meant for long term survival and building.
The owner is active and friendly and the staff is active too. The server is whitelisted so you have to ask to get in before you can play.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPAvalonEarth Towny Geopol EarthSMP Wars

AvalonEarth is a geopol EarthSMP server that runs on a 1 to 500 scale map so there is a ton of space for nations to spread out.
It supports both Java and Bedrock so more friends can join together. The server uses Towny which makes it easy to claim land and build towns and nations.
New players get starter money and anyone can start a nation right away. You do not have to grind first just to be allowed to play the main part.
The server is on its second season now. There are lots of conflicts and wars if you want that kind of action but you can also try to stay peaceful and avoid most of it.
Money mostly comes from jobs plus farming and fishing. More ways to earn are planned later.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPVanilla Semi-Anarchy Survival No Resets

Anarchy Network is a semi anarchy survival server that started on October 11th 2024 and it is hosted in New York City in the USA.
It tries to keep things feeling like real Vanilla Minecraft with very few changes. The world is huge with a 2 million block border and it does not do map resets.
You can play on Java from 1.7.2 up to 1.21.11 and it recommends 1.21.10 to avoid problems. The server is online all the time.
PvP and griefing are allowed and there is no pay to win. There is no teleporting and the only command allowed is spawn so people far out can get back. Nether roof is allowed phantoms are removed and only half the players are needed to skip the night.
Exploits lag machines duping spamming and harassment or racial slurs in chat are not allowed.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPSemi Vanilla Java With Realism Systems

I found a small Java semi vanilla server that just released after about 4 months of work. It is built around realism so you have to earn your progress and it is not just free stuff.
It has a completely custom map plus custom ore generation. It also has custom combat and a climate system and more.
Auto farms are disabled so you cannot just automate everything. There is also a 125 dollar contest running for redesigning the servers logo and banner and you enter by submitting your own image.
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