I found Toxic Network and it is a fresh modded PVP place on Minecraft 1.20.1.
They are running two servers right now with Prominence II and Soulrend. The Prominence II version is 3.9.17 and the Soulrend version is 7.3.2.
They host from the EU but they say US players should still feel almost no lag difference. They also said they want to open more servers later since these are new.
CaveMC is a semi anarchy survival server that feels like vanilla but tougher. The wild part is the entire overworld is underground so there is no surface at all. It is just caves forever with biomes resources and structures all down there.
Season 2 is live with a fresh start and more stuff to do. Survival is brutal and you have to be smart to make it.
They also added a big expansion called the Wasteland Dimension. It has new gear to fight over huge mega structures with secrets and a unique currency that pushes a player driven economy. There is also a new spawn and the dimension uses custom generated terrain with special features.
This server has two worlds right next to spawn and they are super different.
One world is for danger. PVP is on and there is no grief protection so anything can happen. The whole point is to gather materials and ores and make farms like sugar cane cactus and pumpkin. You sell what you get to the server shop for money. This world resets once in a while like every 2 months.
The other world is small like 500×500. It is protected with no PVP and you can claim land so it cannot be griefed. Automatic farms are not allowed there and this world does not reset.
The owner is also looking for people to join and help make the server.
I found Anarchy Network and it is a semi anarchy survival server that tries to feel like real Vanilla Minecraft. It launched on October 11th 2024 and it is hosted in New York City.
The server stays online all the time and it lets you join on Java versions from 1.7.2 up to 1.21.11. They recommend 1.21.10 so stuff works smoother.
The world is huge with a 2 million block border and it does not reset. There is no pay to win and there is no teleporting. Griefing and PvP are allowed so you can expect fights and ruined bases.
The only extra stuff is a spawn command so people far out can get back. Nether roof is allowed phantoms are removed and only half the players are needed to skip night.
They still block exploits and duping and lag machines. Spam is not allowed and harassment or racial slurs in chat are not allowed either.
I found Ratchy SMP and it is a survival server that is mostly vanilla but it uses modpacks too.
The main one mentioned is Lifesteal so players can take hearts and you can also turn hearts into items with a simple command.
The commands are meant to be easy and the owner said they made it for fun. They also said the server can be down sometimes for mod maintenance and you can comment if you want to add mods.
Weedcraft is a newer survival server that goes for a semi anarchy feel without the usual garbage. PvP is on everywhere and griefing and raiding are allowed so you really have to build smart and not trust people.
You can use RTP to get far out into the wilderness and start fresh. There are team systems so you can coordinate and plan for the long game. It also has proximity voice chat which makes random encounters way more intense.
The server is serious about stopping cheaters with strong anti cheat and AI logging plus moderation to protect legit players. They also say it is performance focused and hosted in Singapore.
There is no pay to win at all. No donor kits and no combat perks. They also do not do vote reward systems. The main rules are no cheating or exploiting no lagging or crashing and no doxxing or community raiding. Chat is free speech but it has to stay legal.
This server is a vanilla anarchy place running on Minecraft 1.3.2. It uses only official jar files so it is meant to feel like the real old game.
There are no rules and nothing is patched so you deal with whatever happens. Players can vote on updates and it can change every week.
The goal is to go through every official server version including snapshots and the april fools stuff so it feels like a long Minecraft time trip.
OzAnarchy is an Australian hosted Minecraft anarchy server running on version 1.21.11. It feels like a place where players just do whatever and you have to figure stuff out fast.
You can use /tpa with a 60 second timer so teleports are not instant. There is /stats to check things like first joined last join playtime player kills and deaths.
Voting gives you points and you can check them with /balance. You can also /pay other players points and there is /votedupe that dupes the item you are holding using a point.
If you need a reset button there is /suicide. You can also toggle a boss bar with /tpsbar to see the server TPS.
FabricCraft is a survival server that stays close to real vanilla mechanics because it runs on Fabric. It is for people who want farms and redstone to work the normal way.
The server is semi anarchy so there are only a few rules and you get lots of freedom. There are no land claims so players can raid and fight and start rivalries.
There are also no world resets so the world is persistent and shaped by players over time. People make alliances and trade and start drama.
Hacked clients and any mods that give unfair advantages are not allowed. There is a simple voice chat mod available for everyone. If you like speedrunning there is a manhunt mode you can play too.
This is a Java SMP server that feels pretty open and wild. You can join even if you are on cracked and you can hop in anytime.
It has active mods running and it is not pay to win. There are updates happening and sometimes there are loot drops to chase.
Griefing is allowed and fighting is allowed so you should expect raids and PvP. There are no custom blocks so it still feels like normal Minecraft.