I found a survival server that tries to feel like classic Minecraft again. It is on hard difficulty and keep inventory is off so dying matters.
It keeps plugins simple. You get stuff like spawn and sethome and night skipping but it does not go way beyond that.
There are no land claims so you can just play and explore. The server leans on trust and community but griefing and cheating are not allowed.
Trading is a big deal here. People use raw gold as money and there is a player shopping area.
The rules are clear. No hacks or x ray and no removing lava fog. Do not mess with other peoples builds or entities and give bases some space. Most big duping is banned but a few single item dupes like rails and string are allowed. Hate speech is not allowed.
It supports Java and Bedrock. The version listed is 1.21.11 and it runs on Purpur. The server is hosted in Virginia in the United States.
CLASSIC Survival With No Claims
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPOne Year Lifesteal Anarchy Survival
This is a lifesteal anarchy server that has been running for about a year and it feels really chaotic in a fun way. You spawn in and players can steal your hearts when they kill you and you lose hearts when you die.
If you lose all your hearts you get banned so every fight feels intense and scary. New players get a one hour grace period where they do not lose hearts so you can learn the server before things get crazy.
There are simple commands like sethome and home so you can save a base and teleport back. You can also use tpa and tpaccept to teleport to other players which makes teaming or trapping much easier.
The server has a combat system that blocks using commands in fights and if you log out in combat it spawns an npc with your stuff so people can still kill you and get the loot. It also has checks to stop extreme speed cheats and some chat spam.
There is an in game shop where you spend vote tokens on custom name colors and custom motds. The stats system tracks how long you play plus your kills and deaths and it gives rewards at milestones. Players can also vote to skip the night with a simple command.
Overall it feels like a harsh lifesteal world with simple quality of life commands and custom plugins that make pvp and survival way more intense.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPAnarchy Network Semi-Anarchy Vanilla Survival
I found this server called Anarchy Network and it is a semi anarchy Minecraft world that tries to feel like pure vanilla survival. It went online in October 2024 and it runs all the time so you can hop on whenever.
You can join with a bunch of Java versions and they say the newest one works best. The world border is huge so there is tons of land to explore and build in. There are no map resets so whatever you build or destroy just stays there.
The rules are super light. Griefing is allowed and PvP is allowed so you always have to watch your back. There is no pay to win and no teleport commands like /tpa so you actually have to travel. The only command they let you use that is not really vanilla is spawn so you can get back to other players if you went really far out.
They also let people use the nether roof and they removed phantoms so nights are a bit less annoying. Only about half the people need to sleep to skip night so the world keeps moving. The stuff that is not allowed is lag machines exploits duping spam and harassment or racial slurs in chat.
If you want a pretty raw survival server with big freedom and not many rules this place feels like that kind of server.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP