I found Silver Cove MC and it is a cross platform semi vanilla SMP on 1.21.5 paper. They say you can join on any version higher than that too.
The whole point of this server is to avoid that boring two week phase. The owner talks a lot about listening to players and adding new stuff from community suggestions. They also run custom events often so there is usually something to do.
It also tries to stay fair. They say it will never be pay to win and they do not lock ranks behind money. Ranks can be earned for free if you keep playing and putting in the work.
It sounds like a classic Minecraft experience with only quality of life plugins. The community vibe is meant to be welcoming to everyone.
Silver Cove SMP 1.21.5 No Pay2Win
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPRosebloom SMP Season 3 Nether Start
Chill Survival Gameplaycommunity-driven progresscozy community vibeRedstone friendly playseasonal world resets
Rosebloom SMP is a friendly seasonal survival server with Java and Bedrock crossplay. It is built to feel chill and welcoming and the staff team helps keep it a safe space for everyone.
Season 3 starts March 6th and the big twist is everyone begins in the Nether. Players work together to unlock and reach the Overworld and then start exploring the main world.
The server has custom biomes plus custom food and crops and some quality of life plugins. There is also a rewards system and shorter seasons.
They run server wide events with in game prizes and some rewards include valuable items like Nether stars and custom items. You can build explore mine farm do redstone or just hang out as long as you stay kind and respectful.
The server runs on Minecraft version 1.21.10.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPMinedHype SMP Long-Term Vanilla Survival
Casual build friendlycommunity-driven serverLong haul survivalOverworld nether persistentStable old community
MinedHype is a friendly long term public survival server that has been run by the same owner for about 6 years. It started back in 1.14 and a ton of players have joined over time so it feels like a real community.
The gameplay is mostly vanilla and it runs on Minecraft 1.21.11. There is no pay to win and there is no money economy plugin so trading is mainly player to player with item trades and player run shops.
You can protect your builds with claims and unclaimed areas can be griefed so claiming matters. CoreProtect is used to help protect the server.
The Overworld and Nether are meant to stay long term and not get wiped. There is no set world border and new players spawn randomly within the first 40k blocks and you can use random teleport to find a spot then set a home.
It supports Bedrock and Java cross play and there are free events with prizes. There is also a public shopping district anyone can apply to use.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP