ColonyMC is an open beta factions SMP that is trying to be a long term world. It feels like it cares about real progression and faction wars instead of quick resets.
I noticed it avoids instant god kits and it is not pushing a crate spam economy. The server is building systems slowly and testing them while taking player feedback so joining early can matter.
There are over 100 custom enchantments and they are meant to be balanced with a structured rarity system. It also has custom bosses with more planned and the PvP balance gets adjusted.
The world is made for strategy with big terrain and natural choke points plus hidden areas worth fighting over. There is a live Dynmap for scouting and planning and territory control is a big deal.
It supports Simple Voice Chat and Eaglercraft and it has ViaVersion. Version 1.21.10 is recommended.
