Paradox SMP is a long term world where people actually stick around and build stuff over time. It feels like a place where you can start small and slowly turn your base into an empire.
The server is semi anarchy so you get a lot of freedom to play how you want and fight for your faction. It is not just a chill SMP where nothing happens. There is strategy and conflict and you are encouraged to defend your land and push your power.
The gameplay is vanilla plus so it still feels like normal Minecraft but with a bit more polish. You can focus on building your empire explore the world or join in on fights and raids.
The community already has more than thirty five members so you are not alone when you join. It feels like a mix of competitive players and people who just like to hang out and build.
The server supports crossplay. You can join on Java with almost any version and you can also join on Bedrock from 1.21.90 to 1.21.124. It is hosted in Asia so players in that region will probably get good ping.
Paradox SMP Semi Anarchy Empire Wars

The Pen MC Old School Prison Grind

The Pen MC is a classic prison server that feels like the older 2014 style. It is barebones and all about grinding instead of getting overpowered fast. There is no instasell so you have to work for your money.
Mining is the main grind where you smelt ores yourself and then you have to travel through PvP zones to sell. Ranking goes A to H then you can reach Parole.
After you rank up you can prestige and you are not forced into one path. You can keep mining or swap to custom fishing or fight in the mob arena with boss waves. There is also a cookie farming bakery system where you grow wheat and cocoa then bake cookies with custom mechanics and do long term cookie quests plus leaderboards.
There are guards that enforce contraband rules and illegal crops that are high risk and high reward. You can rent cells and plots use the auction house set bounties do parkour and run player shops. Premium stuff is not meant to be pay to win since it can also be earned through gameplay.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPVanilla Anarchy Without Hacks
classic minecraft vibeCommunity driven conflictConsole friendly joinPvP-focused Survivalunfiltered player wars
This is a vanilla anarchy server that has been running for almost a year. It is made for players who want the anarchy vibe but without hacks.
You can join on Java and Bedrock and even on consoles through the friend add method. Java supports 1.13 to 1.21.x and the recommended version is 1.21.11.
The rules are mainly about keeping it fair and keeping the server stable. Hacked clients cheats and xray are not allowed even with resource packs. Exploiting server vulnerabilities is banned and so is crashing the server or trying to lag it out. Macros and automation tools are not allowed. Excessive chat spam gets you auto kicked.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPNexara Colony Ship Sci Fi RP

Nexara is a sci fi roleplay server set on a giant colony ship that feels like a whole city. Most of the roleplay happens on the ship and it keeps expanding because players build onto it as the story goes on.
The main gameplay is about player interaction and story progression. People gather resources from planets then bring it back to improve the ship and keep the roleplay moving. Staff run plots so there is usually something new happening and it is not just slice of life.
There is a short whitelist process before you can fully join in. The community has players from lots of regions so it is easier to find someone to roleplay with. The server also says it supports and affirms 2SLGBTQIA plus players and other diverse backgrounds.
The lore starts with pioneers waking up from cryosleep on a project meant to reach an Earthlike planet called Hestia. Something went wrong since most of the crew is still asleep and the ship is missing a lot of promised features. Now everyone has to deal with what they woke up to and shape what happens next.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCaliCraft Democracy Survival With Real Power

CaliCraft is a player run server based out of California where you can actually shape what happens. It feels like survival mixed with politics because players vote for an Emperor every two weeks and that person gets real power.
The Emperor can add or remove plugins across gamemodes and make laws and even imprison people for any reason. If you get marked as a fugitive you can end up spawning in prison when you die or get dragged back in handcuffs if you get caught. There is a Constitution they have to follow but they can also make temporary laws. Some laws can become permanent through a 3 day Discord poll.
There is a lobby first and it helps you jump into different gamemodes fast. The server has Modded Survival with custom enchantments skills jobs an auction house an economy custom dungeons and vote crates with gear. It also has Vanilla Survival with quests chest sorting and daily rewards plus Skyblock with extra addons.
There is also a Cobblemon server on a separate Fabric setup so you need the Cobblemon modpack to play it. The server supports versions from 1.17.1 to 1.21.10.
A big part of the vibe is custom content with a custom resource pack. You can run into unique mobs animals elites and dungeon bosses with special drops so it is not just normal vanilla exploring.
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPVanilla Demon Hard Survival No Lag
Classic crafting grindCustom command suiteExploration heavy playpure survival vibesQuality plugin build
Vanilla Demon is a next generation vanilla survival server that is built to run on the latest Minecraft version with no server side lag.
It is meant to feel like classic survival but with extra helpful commands. You can jump to the survival world or the wilderness with /wild. You can set a waypoint with /sethome then return to it with /home. You can also teleport to other players using /tp and use /help for more commands.
The difficulty is set to hard. Item loss is disabled at spawn. There are no admins mods or helpers in game. The plugins are custom made just for this server.
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